title: Care to compare?
abstract: Comparing medical devices, drugs and treatments to find out which are more effective would both cut costs and improve quality. But funding a national office to carry out such research could run into the billions.
authors.forename: Geri
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Aston
mesh_terms: D035843:Biomedical Research / Q000191:economics / Q000379:methods / Q000458:organization & administration*; D003362:Cost-Benefit Analysis / Q000379:methods*; D006302:Health Services Research / Q000191:economics / Q000379:methods / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006801:Humans; D009313:National Health Programs; D017063:Outcome Assessment, Health Care / Q000379:methods*; D017149:Private Sector; D017150:Public Sector; D013673:Technology Assessment, Biomedical / Q000191:economics / Q000379:methods / Q000458:organization & administration*; D014481:United States