Comparative effectiveness research (CER) tackles the decisions as to whether a treatment or intervention should be used, by comparing its effectiveness and cost to some standard. CER is an initiative brought forth by the Obama administration as a way of better informing health choices and...
Tools for Comparative Effectiveness Research2.pdf
Evaluations of attemps to improve the use of evidence informed decision making in healthcare organizations have focused on impact on individual skills and knowledge and failed to grasp how learning processes occur in the organizations. We conducted a research project on the organizational impact...
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The development and use of market evaluations has not been widely discussed but they are extremely important for determining how best to implement robust programs that achieve their goals. Programs commonly address a specific issue in the absence of understanding the larger (market) context. ...
Why Market Evaluations Matter3.ppt
Ever read an evaluation report and been none the wiser about whether the whole program was a waste of money or not? Or one that didn't actually answer any useful questions of key importance to decision makers? What if evaluations actually asked evaluative questions and gave clear, evaluative...
Actionable answers AEA 2009.pdf