title: Comparative effectiveness. Why does it matter to you?
abstract: The federal government has earmarked $1.1 billion to create a process for comparing medications, devices and treatments. The goal: research focusing on "real people" in the "real world." That presents community hospitals with big opportunities and challenges.
authors.forename: Geri
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Aston
mesh_terms: D057186:Comparative Effectiveness Research / Q000379:methods*; D005380:Financing, Government; D006764:Hospitals, Community; D006801:Humans; D017063:Outcome Assessment, Health Care; D011057:Politics; D011787:Quality of Health Care; D014481:United States; D016270:United States Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality