Applying Comparative Effectiveness Data to Medical Decision Making: A Practical Guide

Author:   Carl Asche
Publisher:   Springer International Publishing AG
Edition:   1st ed. 2016
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Pages:   113
Publication Date:   08 December 2015
Format:   Hardback
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Author:   Carl Asche
Publisher:   Springer International Publishing AG
Imprint:   Adis
Edition:   1st ed. 2016
Dimensions:   Width: 15.50cm , Height: 1.30cm , Length: 23.50cm
Weight:   0.454kg
ISBN:  

9783319220642


ISBN 10:   3319220640
Pages:   113
Publication Date:   08 December 2015
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

1. Introduction to Comparative Effectiveness Research.- 2. Randomized Controlled Trials.- 3. Observational Studies.- 4. Evaluating Published CER Evidence.- 5. Epidemiological Principles Applied to CER.- 6. The Question of Value.- 7. Medical Decision Making: When Evidence and Medical Culture Clash.- 8. The Value of Prevention.

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“This is essential reading for researchers and healthcare professionals involved in making medical decisions, including physicians, midlevel practitioners, pharmacists, nurses, and other allied health professionals. … This is a thorough review of evidence-based medicine concepts and comparative effectiveness research that is easy to understand and offers a framework to support readers in determining how these concepts can be incorporated into their decision making methods in a practical and purposeful way.” (Valerie D. Barnes, Doody's Book Reviews, September, 2016)


This is essential reading for researchers and healthcare professionals involved in making medical decisions, including physicians, midlevel practitioners, pharmacists, nurses, and other allied health professionals. ... This is a thorough review of evidence-based medicine concepts and comparative effectiveness research that is easy to understand and offers a framework to support readers in determining how these concepts can be incorporated into their decision making methods in a practical and purposeful way. (Valerie D. Barnes, Doody's Book Reviews, September, 2016)


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Dr. Carl Asche is the Director of the Center for Outcomes Research at the University of Illinois College of Medicine at Peoria, where he is a Research Professor both in the Departments of Medicine (Peoria) and Pharmacy Systems, Outcomes & Policy (Chicago). He is also a research affiliate with the University of Victoria Centre on Aging. His research focuses on the use of comparative effectiveness research and cost-effectiveness analysis in health care decision making. In addition to the present book,his academic work has comprised authoring or co-authoring of over 75 papers that appear in the medical and economic literature. He has presented his research at seminars and conferences both nationally and internationally. He has served on numerous national and international health economics focused editorial, grant review, advisory boards and committees. Dr. Asche’s research is funded by a variety of state/federal agencies and health system providers. 

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