Patient-Centered Comparative Effectiveness Research – Where this will lead us in terms of better patient outcomes and more effective financial investments

- Kathleen Heuer, Executive Consultant, McConnell International

The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 provided $1.1 billion for Comparative Effectiveness Research (CER).  The Federal Coordinating Council for Comparative Effectiveness Research (the Council) has been established to foster optimum coordination of CER conducted or sponsored by Federal departments and agencies.   The Council’s report to the President and Congress was published on June 29, 2009.  The new tag line for CER is Patient-Centered Research, which is a derivation from positions expressed by the Director of OMB Peter Orszag, who refers to patient-centered health research, and Senator Baucus, who refers to patient-centered outcomes research. 

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