Comparative-effectiveness how-to
This article was originally published in The Gray Sheet
Executive Summary
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality is circulating a 1draft guide for conducting comparative-effectiveness reviews of medical technology and treatments. The guide addresses key methodological issues and the assessment of evidence quality. Comparative-effectiveness research has become a hot topic among policymakers who see potential cost-savings from better informed treatment guidelines, and a Medicare package bill expected to be introduced this year could provide funding for a new comparative-effectiveness center (2"The Gray Sheet" Oct. 1, 2007, p. 12). Comments on AHRQ's draft guide are due Nov. 7