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01.10.2010 | International Perspectives
Guiding Comparative Effectiveness Research–A US Perspective
An interview between Howard Birnbaum (of Analysis Group, Inc., and Guest Co-Editor of this Special Issue) and Jean R. Slutsky (Director, Center for Outcomes and Evidence, Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality)
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PharmacoEconomics
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Ausgabe 10/2010
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Excerpt
The director of the Center for Outcomes and Evidence, Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) of the US Department of Health and Human Services, Jean Slutsky, has, for many years, overseen efforts to implement evidence-based medicine, translate research into practice and develop a national clearinghouse for guidelines. Here, she discusses the challenges and opportunities of implementing comparative effectiveness research (CER) from the perspective of the federal government’s efforts to promote and facilitate evidence-based clinical practices and healthcare decision making. …