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Bending the cost curve in the United States: the role of comparative effectiveness research

Owing to an increasing focus on the rising cost of medical care in the United States, bending the cost curve has become the central tenet of healthcare reform. The exact definition of this phrase, however, remains elusive. In order to affect change in the cost and quality of healthcare, the importan...

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Autor principal: Ghaferi, Amir A
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2010
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2911745/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20587010
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/cc9045
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description Owing to an increasing focus on the rising cost of medical care in the United States, bending the cost curve has become the central tenet of healthcare reform. The exact definition of this phrase, however, remains elusive. In order to affect change in the cost and quality of healthcare, the importance of comparative effectiveness research must be recognized.
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spelling pubmed-29117452011-06-22 Bending the cost curve in the United States: the role of comparative effectiveness research Ghaferi, Amir A Crit Care Commentary Owing to an increasing focus on the rising cost of medical care in the United States, bending the cost curve has become the central tenet of healthcare reform. The exact definition of this phrase, however, remains elusive. In order to affect change in the cost and quality of healthcare, the importance of comparative effectiveness research must be recognized. BioMed Central 2010 2010-06-22 /pmc/articles/PMC2911745/ /pubmed/20587010 http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/cc9045 Text en Copyright ©2010 BioMed Central Ltd
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Bending the cost curve in the United States: the role of comparative effectiveness research
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title_short Bending the cost curve in the United States: the role of comparative effectiveness research
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