NEHI's Valerie Fleishman on Comparative Effectiveness Research

Health Business Blog
October 13, 2010

David Williams: Before we dig into the details, can you explain what comparative effectiveness research (CER) is?

Valerie Fleishman: At its most basic level, comparative effectiveness research is about finding out what works in medicine and health care.  Its fundamental goal is to assist consumers, patients, clinicians and others to make more informed decisions at the point of care. The new federally funded comparative effectiveness research is set up to look at very broad areas of the health care system.  It’s set up to compare different drugs, to compare different medical devices, tests, surgeries or even whole ways of delivering health care.

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