PHYS THER
Vol. 90, No. 3, March 2010, pp. 327-332
DOI: 10.2522/ptj.2010.90.3.327
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Health Policy in Perspective

Comparative Effectiveness Research: Opportunities and Challenges for Physical Therapy

Janet K. Freburger and Timothy S. Carey

J.K. Freburger, PT, PhD, is Research Associate and Fellow at the Cecil G. Sheps Center for Health Services Research, and Research Scientist at the Institute on Aging at the University of North Carolina, in Chapel Hill North Carolina.
T.S. Carey, MD, MPH, is Director at the Cecil G. Sheps Center for Health Services Research, and Professor in the Departments of Medicine and Social Medicine.


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Introduction
 
In February 2009, President Obama signed the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, which, among other initiatives, appropriated $1.1 billion for comparative effectiveness research (CER). Of that $1.1 billion, $300 million was allocated to the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ); $400 million to the National Institutes of Health (NIH); and $400 million to the Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services. The purposes of the appropriations are to:
(1) conduct, support, or synthesize research that compares the clinical outcomes, effectiveness, and appropriateness of items, services, and procedures that are used to prevent, diagnose, or treat diseases, disorders, and other health conditions; and (2) encourage the development and use of clinical registries, clinical data networks, and other forms of electronic health data that can be used to generate or obtain outcomes data.1

As applied to health care, CER is simply the evaluation of the impact of . . . [Full Text of this Article]


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Defining Comparative Effectiveness Research
 

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Is Comparative Effectiveness Really Something Novel?
 

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What Does Comparative Effectiveness Research Mean for the Physical Therapy Profession?
 
Research

Human and Scientific Capital

CER Data Infrastructure

Dissemination and Translation of CER


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Conclusions
 

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