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Comparative effectiveness research can be valuable in helping us learn what works by studying the outcomes of different health care interventions. Used inappropriately, comparative research can unintentionally restrict or delay patient access to optimal care, undermine physician-patient decision-making, and discourage continued medical progress.

June 15, 2009

In December of 2002, the National Institutes of Health (NIH) published a study in the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) that...