Comparative Effectiveness Research in Health Services (Health Services Research)

The second volume in the __Health Services Research__ series provides a series of perspectives on comparative effectiveness research. Motivated by concern from the general public, governments in virtually all countries with developed and rapidly developing economies have been actively seeking and promoting ways of improving the patient experience of health care, improving the health of populations, and reducing the per capita cost of health care. While comparing treatment outcomes is not a new concept, appreciation of its potential application has grown in recent years. In addition to traditional health sciences methods, modern approaches to comparative effectiveness research now include greater emphasis on social sciences frameworks such as economics, ethics, and implementation science. Moreover, a key feature of the modern approach to comparing treatment outcomes is a focus on the individual patient through explicit consideration of inter-patient variability and patient-reported outcomes. __Comparative Effectiveness Research__ presents a series of chapters of relevance including introductions to areas that are being incorporated when comparing treatments, country-specific applications, patient-centred approaches, and modern methods. Included are chapters on the following areas that are being considered in treatment comparisons: ethics, economics and costs, implementation science, modern payment schemes (coverage with evidence development), and priority setting. Country-specific examples include an overview chapter on national approaches from various countries in Europe, Australia, and Canada, as well as specific chapters on comparative effectiveness research in Brazil and in the United States. The focus on the individual patient is described through chapters on patient-centred comparative effectiveness research, individualized treatment, the link with personalized medicine, and incorporating patient and public input for treatment. Methodological chapters include overviews of data sources, study designs, new statistical methods of combining results, the link with evidence-based medicine, specific issues when comparing drug and non-drug technologies, and dissemination of results. Comparative Effectiveness Research In Health Services' Is A Reference For All Aspects Of The Field Of Health Services And Outcomes Research. It Addresses The Increasing Need For Comprehensive, Yet Balanced, Information In A Field That Welcomes Various Disciplines: Medicine, Public Health, Statistics, Economics, Management, Policy And Information Technology. This Well-organized Reference Is An Indispensable Source Of Information For Everyone Who Seeks To Develop Understanding Of Health Systems And To Learn About Historical, Political, And Socioeconomic Factors That Influence Health Policies At The Global, National, Regional And Local Level. Specifically, The Handbook Helps Readers: Recognize Core Concepts Of Health Services And Outcomes Research, Such As, Need, Access, Equity, Quality And Safety; Become Familiar With Social, Political, Organizational, Behavioral And Economic Theories That Have Influenced Health Systems Designs; Learn About Frameworks Developed For Evaluating The Organization, Financing, Delivery, Utilization And Outcomes Of Health Services; Get An Introduction To Methods Of Comparative Effectiveness Research, Program Evaluation, Health Technology Assessment And Health Economics; Identify Types And Sources Of Data Appropriate For Generating Valid And Reliable Information About The Delivery Of Health Services; Learn About Strengths And Weaknesses Of Various Research Designs Used To Study Health Services And Policy Issues. Applications Of Comparative Effectiveness Research -- Comparative Effectiveness Research And Health Reform In The Usa -- Comparative Effectiveness Research And Priority Setting -- Comparative Effectiveness Research In Developing Countries: Example Of Brazil -- Comparative Effectiveness Research In Health Technology Assessment -- Comparative Effectiveness Research: Overview -- Comparing Drug And Non-drug Technologies In Comparative Effectiveness Research -- Costs In Comparative Effectiveness Research -- Coverage With Evidence Development In Comparative Effectiveness Research -- Dissemination Of Comparative Effectiveness Research -- Ethical Frameworks And Comparative Effectiveness Research. Evidence-based Medicine And Comparative Effectiveness Research -- Implementation Science And Comparative Effectiveness Research -- Incorporating Patient And Public Input For Treatment In Comparative Effectiveness Research -- Indirect Comparisons And Network Meta-analysis In Comparative Effectiveness Research -- Individualization Of Treatment And Comparative Effectiveness Research -- Innovation And Comparative Effectiveness Research -- National Approaches To Comparative Effectiveness Research -- New Statistical Methods Of Combining Results In Comparative Effectiveness Research -- Patient-centred Comparative Effectiveness Research -- Sources Of Data For Comparative Effectiveness Research. Systematic Reviews And Meta-analysis In Comparative Effectiveness Research -- Traditional And Innovative Study Designs In Comparative Effectiveness Research. Adrian Levy, Boris Sobolev, Editors. Includes Bibliographical References. Front Matter....Pages i-xix ....Pages 1-5