A new center may provide evidence for improving care, but could discourage coverage of treatments. There is great optimism throughout the healthcare community that comparative-effectiveness research ...

The author(s) indicated no potential conflicts of interest. Corresponding author: Edward L. Korn, Biometric Research Branch, MSC 7434, National Cancer Institute, Bethesda, MD 20892; e-mail: [email ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Although the concept of comparative effectiveness research is not new, politicians and medical providers alike ...

Until this year, most Americans hadn’t heard of comparative effectiveness research. But then came the giant federal government stimulus package, part of which established a Federal Coordinating ...

The purpose of comparative effectiveness research (CER) is to provide information that helps clinicians and patients to choose the best treatments for a given individual with a specific medical ...

Qualitative Comparative Analysis (QCA) has emerged as a vital methodological tool for analysing complex causal configurations in social science research. By bridging the gap between qualitative and ...