title: Comparative effectiveness research.
abstract: The goal of comparative effectiveness research is to improve health care while dealing with the seemingly ever-rising cost. An understanding of comparative effectiveness research as a core topic is important for neuroradiologists. It can be used in a variety of ways. Its goal is to look at alternative methods of interacting with a clinical condition, ideally, while improving delivery of care. While the Patient-Centered Outcome Research initiative is the most mature US-based foray into comparative effectiveness research, it has been used more robustly in decision-making in other countries for quite some time. The National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence of the United Kingdom is a noteworthy example of comparative effectiveness research in action.
authors.affiliation: From the Department of Radiology (J.A.H., P.W.S., J.M.R., J.D.R.), Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts Hirsch@snisonline.org.
authors.forename: J A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Hirsch
authors.affiliation: From the Department of Radiology (J.A.H., P.W.S., J.M.R., J.D.R.), Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts.
authors.forename: P W
authors.initials: PW
authors.lastname: Schaefer
authors.affiliation: From the Department of Radiology (J.A.H., P.W.S., J.M.R., J.D.R.), Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts.
authors.forename: J M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Romero
authors.affiliation: From the Department of Radiology (J.A.H., P.W.S., J.M.R., J.D.R.), Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts.
authors.forename: J D
authors.initials: JD
authors.lastname: Rabinov
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology (P.C.S.), Weill Cornell Medical College, NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital, New York, New York.
authors.forename: P C
authors.initials: PC
authors.lastname: Sanelli
authors.affiliation: Pain Management Center of Paducah (L.M.), Paducah, Kentucky Department of Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine (L.M.), University of Louisville, Louisville, Kentucky.
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Manchikanti
mesh_terms: D057186:Comparative Effectiveness Research; D006801:Humans; D063868:Patient Outcome Assessment; D006113:United Kingdom