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Assessing the comparative effectiveness of a diagnostic technology: CT colonography.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  18997205     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
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.
Authors:
Steven D Pearson; Amy B Knudsen; Roberta W Scherer; Jed Weissberg; G Scott Gazelle
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Health affairs (Project Hope)     Volume:  27     ISSN:  1544-5208     ISO Abbreviation:  Health Aff (Millwood)     Publication Date:    2008 Nov-Dec
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2008-11-10     Completed Date:  2009-02-20     Revised Date:  -    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  8303128     Medline TA:  Health Aff (Millwood)     Country:  United States    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  1503-14     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Institute for Clinical and Economic Review (ICER), Massachusetts General Hospital Institute for Technology Assessment (ITA) in Boston, USA. spearson@icer-review.org
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Colonography, Computed Tomographic / standards*
Colorectal Neoplasms / diagnosis
Health Services Research
Humans
Organizational Policy
Quality of Health Care
Treatment Outcome

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