A translation table for patient-centered comparative effectiveness research: guidance to improve the value of research for clinical and health policy decision-making.
This article provides background and context for a series of papers stemming from a collaborative effort by Outcome Sciences, Inc., the National Pharmaceutical Council and the Center for Medical Technology Policy to use a stakeholder-driven process to develop a decision tool to select appropriate methods for comparative effectiveness research. The perceived need and origins of the 'translation table' concept for method selection are described and the legislative history and role of the Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute are reviewed. The article concludes by stressing the significance of this effort for future health services and clinical research, and the importance of consulting end-users--patients, providers, payers and policy-makers--in the process of defining research questions and approaches to them.
Center for Medical Technology Policy, World Trade Center Baltimore, 401 East Pratt Street, Suite 631, Baltimore, MD 21202, USA.
Sean R
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Tunis
Donna A
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Messner
Penny
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Mohr
Richard E
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Gliklich
Robert W
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Dubois
D057186:Comparative Effectiveness Research / Q000379:methods*; D003657:Decision Making; D006291:Health Policy; D006801:Humans; D063868:Patient Outcome Assessment; D018802:Patient-Centered Care; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic; D012107:Research Design