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What is evidence?
Author(s) -
Normand SharonLise T.,
McNeil Barbara J.
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
statistics in medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.996
H-Index - 183
eISSN - 1097-0258
pISSN - 0277-6715
DOI - 10.1002/sim.3933
Subject(s) - computer science , data science , focus (optics) , real world evidence , comparative effectiveness research , management science , medicine , alternative medicine , economics , physics , pathology , optics
The assumption that comparative effectiveness research will provide timely, relevant evidence rests on changing the current framework for assembling evidence. In this commentary, we provide the background of how coverage decisions for new medical technologies are currently made in the United States. We focus on the statistical issues regarding how to use the ensemble of information for inferring comparative effectiveness. It is clear a paradigm shift in how clinical information is integrated in real‐world settings to establish effectiveness is required. Copyright © 2010 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.