Comparative Effectiveness news and information

Leah Binder, president and CEO of the Leapfrog Group, and Dr. Trent Haywood, chief medical officer of the Blue Cross and Blue Shield Association, are among the final roster of 84 individuals chosen by the Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute to serve on its four advisory panels, the...
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Oracle's Healthcare Interoperability solution helps provide healthcare workers with a real time patient medical summary irrespective of where the patient has previously been treated to help improve outcomes, increase healthcare efficiency and reduce costs. Oracle's solution also supports...
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The YMCA of the USA will provide its diabetes-prevention program to 10,000 Medicare beneficiaries in 17 communities as part of a demonstration project aimed at lowering the incidence of Type 2 diabetes, reducing medical costs and testing the effectiveness of the Y's program.
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Proton-beam therapy, an expensive and emerging treatment for prostate cancer, is no more effective than standard radiotherapy in patients one year after they underwent treatment, according to a new study's findings.
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The Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute is seeking applications for $12 million in funds for projects that address gaps in comparative-effectiveness research methods.
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Following President Barack Obama's Election Day victory, things are likely to continue on largely as planned at the Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute, the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation and other entities created by the healthcare reform law, experts say.
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Cardinal Health has teamed up with Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Louisiana in an effort to improve cancer care in Louisiana through the use of clinical pathways, or sets of evidence-based best practices.
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Research that compares treatments for cancer care should also incorporate data on patients' preferences and experiences, according to new recommendations published in the Journal of Clinical Oncology.
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Providers' scant use of decision-support tools is just one of several barriers that hinder the ability of comparative-effectiveness research to change clinical practice, according to an article in the October issue of Health Affairs.
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A new cycle of funding for as much as $96 million in comparative-effectiveness research is now open, the Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute announced Monday.
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