title: Importance of comparative effectiveness research to the future of healthcare evaluation and delivery.
abstract: Gary H Lyman speaks to Laura Dormer, Commissioning Editor: Gary H Lyman is a practicing medical oncologist and is nationally and internationally recognized for his leadership in comparative effectiveness, health services and outcomes research. He is a Full Member in the Cancer Prevention Program, Public Health Sciences Division at the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center (WA, USA), where he co-directs the Hutchinson Institute for Cancer Outcomes Research, a multidisciplinary team devoted to clinical and economic evaluations of new and existing cancer prevention, screening and treatment technologies. In addition, Lyman is also Professor of Medicine and Adjunct Professor in the Department of Health Services in the School of Public Health and the School of Pharmacy at the University of Washington.
authors.affiliation: Hutchinson Institute for Cancer Outcomes Research, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Seattle, WA, USA.
authors.forename: Gary H
authors.initials: GH
authors.lastname: Lyman
authors.forename: Laura
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Dormer
mesh_terms: D057186:Comparative Effectiveness Research / Q000379:methods*; D003695:Delivery of Health Care / Q000592:standards*; D006801:Humans; D011785:Quality Assurance, Health Care / Q000379:methods*
keywords: comparative effectiveness research; guidelines; health policy; outcomes; value