TY - JOUR
T1 - How physicians can drive comparative-effectiveness research: Lessons from New Zealand
AU - Gauld, Robin
AU - Dovey, Susan
AU - Tilyard, Murray
AU - Tomlin, Andy
PY - 2011/2
Y1 - 2011/2
N2 - The passage of the 2009 American Recovery and Reinvestment Act means the US federal government is committed to implementing a comparative-effectiveness research agenda. Since then, there have been wide-ranging debates around almost every element of comparative-effectiveness research.1-3 An issue that has so far remained under-explored is the role of physicians. This role and how physicians might be involved in comparative-effectiveness research are important considerations. As front-line service providers, physicians have a considerable stake in how comparative-effectiveness research mechanisms are constructed, in leading collegial buy-in to associated processes, and in implementing recommendations through their clinical activities.
AB - The passage of the 2009 American Recovery and Reinvestment Act means the US federal government is committed to implementing a comparative-effectiveness research agenda. Since then, there have been wide-ranging debates around almost every element of comparative-effectiveness research.1-3 An issue that has so far remained under-explored is the role of physicians. This role and how physicians might be involved in comparative-effectiveness research are important considerations. As front-line service providers, physicians have a considerable stake in how comparative-effectiveness research mechanisms are constructed, in leading collegial buy-in to associated processes, and in implementing recommendations through their clinical activities.
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=79551677979&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1016/j.amjmed.2010.09.014
DO - 10.1016/j.amjmed.2010.09.014
M3 - Comment/debate/opinion
C2 - 21295187
AN - SCOPUS:79551677979
SN - 0002-9343
VL - 124
SP - 93
EP - 94
JO - American Journal of Medicine
JF - American Journal of Medicine
IS - 2
ER -