Report to the President and the Congress / Federal Coordinating Council for Comparative Effectiveness Research.

Format:

Book

Government document

Author/Creator:

Federal Coordinating Council for Comparative Effectiveness Research (U.S.)

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Therapeutics--Research--United States--Finance.

Therapeutics.

Medical care--United States--Evaluation.

Medical care.

Medical policy--United States.

Medical policy.

Medical care--Evaluation.

United States.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (73 pages) : color illustrations

Place of Publication:

Washington, DC : U.S. Dept. of Health and Human Services, [2009]

Notes:

Title from home page (viewed on Aug. 20, 2009).

"June 30, 2009."

"Across the United States, clinicians and patients confront important health care decisions without adequate information. What is the best pain management regimen for disabling arthritis in an elderly African-American woman with heart disease? For neurologically impaired children with special health care needs, what care coordination approach is most effective at preventing hospital readmissions? What treatments are most beneficial for patients with depression who have other medical illnesses? Can physicians tailor therapy to specific groups of patients using their history or special diagnostic tests? What interventions work best to prevent obesity or tobacco use? Unfortunately, the answer to these types of comparative, patient-centered questions in health care is often, 'We don't really know.'"--Executive summary.

Includes bibliographical references.

OCLC:

432046767