State of Comparative Effectiveness Research: Benchmark Survey
This article was originally published in RPM Report
Executive Summary
Comparative Effectiveness Research is a phrase with talisman qualities inside the Beltway -- ascribed with almost magical properties to improve product/treatment choices and drive down health care expenditures. Outside the political sphere, the meaning of the term and concepts about how to effect CER are less clear.
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