Comparative effectiveness research : evidence, medicine, and policy /

Ashton, Carol M.,

Comparative effectiveness research : evidence, medicine, and policy / Carol M. Ashton, Nelda P. Wray. - 1 online resource (xiii, 290 pages)

Includes bibliographical references and index.

The generation of evidence in medicine : evaluating the benefits and harms of treatment -- The use of evidence : federal regulation of prescription drugs and medical devices -- The subversion of evidence : the Rosiglitazone story -- Operate first, evidence later : the special case of surgery -- Doctors and evidence : evidence-based medicine -- Comparative effective research : a new "silver bullet" for U.S. health care costs -- The legislative odyssey of comparative effectiveness research : birth in 2002 to the first federal mandate in 2003 -- 2005 to 2007 : the health services research community stirs, the "B" word awakens policymakers, and the House CHAMP Act creates divisions -- 2008 to 2010 : the Baucus-Conrad bills, the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, and the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act -- The structure, financing, and processes of federally mandated comparative effectiveness research and why they matter -- Aligning clinical practice with best evidence of comparative effectiveness : payment policy for evidence-based medical care -- Dealing with uncertainty : payment policy for the generation of evidence as part of clinical practice.

'Comparative Effectiveness Research' provides the first complete account of how - and why - the federal government decided to make comparative effectiveness research (CER) an important feature of health reform and the Affordable Care Act of 2010.

9781299708815 (MyiLibrary) 1299708811 (MyiLibrary) 9780199969579 (e-book) 0199969574 (e-book) (hardback ; alk. paper) (hardback ; alk. paper)

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Medical care--Research--Evaluation.--United States
Evidence-based medicine--United States.
Medical care, Cost of--Law and legislation--United States.
Medical policy--United States.
Evidence-based medicine.
Comparative Effectiveness Research--history
Health Care Costs--legislation & jurisprudence
Comparative Effectiveness Research--legislation & jurisprudence
Evidence-Based Medicine
Government Regulation
History, 21st Century
Evidence-Based Practice
Soins médicaux--Recherche--Évaluation.--États-Unis
Médecine factuelle--États-Unis.
Politique sanitaire--États-Unis.
Médecine factuelle.
Médecine--Histoire--21e siècle.
HEALTH & FITNESS--Diseases--General.
HEALTH & FITNESS--Health Care Issues.
MEDICAL--Diseases.
MEDICAL--Health Care Delivery.
MEDICAL--Health Policy.
MEDICAL--Public Health.
SOCIAL SCIENCE--Disease & Health Issues.
Evidence-based medicine.
Medical care, Cost of--Law and legislation.
Medical care--Research--Evaluation.
Medical policy.


United States
United States.


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