Comparative effectiveness research has been the target of recurrent criticism in some political circles, with opponents claiming it’s the “gateway to rationing” or it encourages “cookbook medicine.” ...

National health expenditures represented nearly 18 percent of the U.S. gross domestic product (GDP) in 2015, while efforts to limit cost growth continue to be central objectives for public and private ...

In days of yore, the cures for most ills came from one of two sources. People either flocked to traditional remedies, many of which did the trick, having evolved over centuries by trial and error, or ...

Initiated in 2009, the annual Methods Symposium is a signature program of the UAB Center for Outcomes and Effectiveness Research and Education. The overarching goal of the Methods Symposium is to ...

In addition to serving as Director of the Center for Outcomes and Effectiveness Research and Education (COERE), Dr. Mugavero serves as Co-Director of the UAB Center for AIDS Research (CFAR) and as ...

The Office of Institutional Effectiveness and Research Administration (IERA) oversees university-wide accreditations and assessment, institutional research, sponsored research, and research ...

The Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) today announced the approval of funding awards totaling more than $150 million to support new patient-centered comparative clinical ...

The Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) today announced the approval of funding awards totaling more than $165 million for new patient-centered comparative clinical effectiveness ...

Patient-advocacy and health policy groups have hailed comparative-effectiveness research (CER) as a means of reducing health care costs without compromising the quality of care. The federal commitment ...

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