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Real-World Impact of Comparative Effectiveness Research Findings on Clinical Practice
This study suggests that changes are needed to enable more consistent translation of research findings into clinical practice.
Supporting Consumer Access to Specialty Medications Through Value-Based Insurance Design
Value-based insurance design (V-BID) is a key tactic payers and purchasers can use to promote access to high-value specialty medications.
The Good, the Bad, and the Different: A Primer on Aspects of Heterogeneity of Treatment Effects
The concept of heterogeneity is explained and further explored via four articles published in the June 2014 issue of the Journal of Managed Care & Specialty Pharmacy: The Good, the Bad, and the…
2014 Comparative Effectiveness Research and the Environment for Health Care Decision-Making
Through this annual survey, NPC has been able to track changes in which organizations are perceived as influential in areas such as prioritizing, funding, conducting and monitoring CER, as well as…
CER Collaborative: Series of Questionnaires to Guide Decision-makers in Reviewing Studies
Three peer-reviewed articles offer important guidance to aid formulary decision-makers in evaluating certain types of comparative effectiveness research (CER) studies.
The GRACE Checklist for Rating the Quality of Observational Studies of Comparative Effectiveness: A Tale of Hope and Caution
With the growing demand for information about comparative effectiveness and questions about the quality of research that will support future health care decision-making, a group of researchers…
Are ACOs Ready to Be Accountable for Medication Use?
This research examined accountable care organizations' capabilities to support, monitor and assure appropriate medication use in achieving the best patient health outcomes.
The Emerging Relevance of Heterogeneity of Treatment Effect in Clinical Care: A Study Using Stage IV Prostate Cancer as a Model
Although researchers and health care providers widely recognize that individuals with stage IV prostate cancer react differently to treatments, the factors that impact treatment outcomes, including…