Assessing the comparative effectiveness of a diagnostic technology : CT colonography

Medical imaging is a prime example of an innovation that has brought important advances to medical care while triggering concerns about potential overuse and excessive costs. Many hopes are riding on comparative effectiveness research to help guide better decision making to improve quality and value. But the dynamic nature of medical imaging poses challenges for the traditional paradigms of evidentiary review and analysis at the heart of comparative effectiveness. This paper discusses these challenges and presents policy lessons for manufacturers, evidence reviewers, and decisionmakers, illustrated by an assessment of a prominent emerging imaging technique: computed tomography (CT) colonography.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2008

Erschienen:

2008

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:27

Enthalten in:

Health affairs (Project Hope) - 27(2008), 6 vom: 12. Nov., Seite 1503-14

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Pearson, Steven D [VerfasserIn]
Knudsen, Amy B [VerfasserIn]
Scherer, Roberta W [VerfasserIn]
Weissberg, Jed [VerfasserIn]
Gazelle, G Scott [VerfasserIn]

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Journal Article
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

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Date Completed 20.02.2009

Date Revised 10.11.2008

published: Print

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1377/hlthaff.27.6.1503

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM184381207