PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - Hirsch, J.A.
AU  - Schaefer, P.W.
AU  - Romero, J.M.
AU  - Rabinov, J.D.
AU  - Sanelli, P.C.
AU  - Manchikanti, L.
TI  - Comparative Effectiveness Research
AID  - 10.3174/ajnr.A3985
DP  - 2014 Sep 01
TA  - American Journal of Neuroradiology
PG  - 1677--1680
VI  - 35
IP  - 9
4099  - http://www.ajnr.org/content/35/9/1677.short
4100  - http://www.ajnr.org/content/35/9/1677.full
SO  - Am. J. Neuroradiol.2014 Sep 01; 35
AB  - SUMMARY: The goal of comparative effectiveness research is to improve health care while dealing with the seemingly ever-rising cost. An understanding of comparative effectiveness research as a core topic is important for neuroradiologists. It can be used in a variety of ways. Its goal is to look at alternative methods of interacting with a clinical condition, ideally, while improving delivery of care. While the Patient-Centered Outcome Research initiative is the most mature US-based foray into comparative effectiveness research, it has been used more robustly in decision-making in other countries for quite some time. The National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence of the United Kingdom is a noteworthy example of comparative effectiveness research in action. CERcomparative effectiveness researchPCORIPatient-Centered Outcomes Research InstitutePCORTFPatient-Centered Outcomes Research Trust Fund