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The emerging context for advances in comparative effectiveness assessment.

John W Rowe1, Denis A Cortese, J Michael McGinnis

  • 1Department of Health Policy and Management, Mailman School of Public Health, Columbia University. jwr2108@columbia.edu

Health Affairs (Project Hope)
|November 9, 2006
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An independent body is needed to guide alternative medicine. Four key developments highlight the need for evidence-based medicine and improved treatment application.

Area of Science:

  • Integrative Medicine
  • Evidence-Based Practice
  • Health Policy

Background:

  • Growing need for independent assessment of alternative medical interventions.
  • Emerging developments include improved evidence, patient-specific treatment effectiveness, transparency, and pay-for-performance.
  • The Institute of Medicine (IOM) established a Roundtable on Evidence-based Medicine.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To address the timely need for an entity guiding alternative medical interventions.
  • To explore advancements in evidence development and application.
  • To enhance national capacity for evidence-based medicine.

Main Methods:

  • Convening a Roundtable on Evidence-based Medicine by the Institute of Medicine (IOM).
  • Exploring mechanisms to improve the development and application of medical evidence.

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  • Investigating strategies to increase national capacity for evidence-based practices.

    • Main Results:

    • The call for an independent assessment entity is timely and supported by current trends.
    • Four key developments underscore the importance of evidence-based approaches.
    • The IOM Roundtable is actively exploring pathways for progress.

    Conclusions:

    • An independent body is crucial for guiding alternative medicine.
    • Improving evidence development and application is essential for patient care.
    • Enhanced national capacity is needed to support evidence-based medicine initiatives.