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Comparative Effectiveness Research

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Comparative effectiveness research (CER) is a type of research involving human subjects or data from them that compares the effectiveness of one preventive, diagnostic, therapeutic, or care delivery modality model to another. The purpose of this research is to improve health outcomes by developing and disseminating evidence-based information to patients, clinicians, and other decision-makers to improve decisions that affect medical care. CER studies utilize a variety of data sources and methods to conduct timely and relevant research that can be disseminated in a quickly usable form to improve outcomes and value for health care systems.

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  1. Department of Surgical Oncology, University of Texas, MD Anderson Cancer Center, 1515 Holcombe Blvd, Houston, TX, 77230-1402, USA

    George J. Chang M.D., M.S.

  2. Colorectal Center, University of Texas, MD Anderson Cancer Center, 1515 Holcombe Blvd, Houston, TX, 77230-1402, USA

    George J. Chang M.D., M.S.

  3. Minimally Invasive and New Technologies in Oncologic Surgery Program, University of Texas, MD Anderson Cancer Center, 1515 Holcombe Blvd, Houston, TX, 77230-1402, USA

    George J. Chang M.D., M.S.

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  1. Associate Chair for Faculty Development, Department of Surgery, Henry King Ransom Professor of Surgery Chief, Division of Minimally Invasive Surgery, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA

    Justin B. Dimick

  2. Associate Professor of Surgery, WARF Professor of Surgical Research Director, Wisconsin Surgical Outcomes Research (WiSOR), Department of Surgery, University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wisconsin, USA

    Caprice C. Greenberg

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Chang, G.J. (2014). Comparative Effectiveness Research. In: Dimick, J., Greenberg, C. (eds) Success in Academic Surgery: Health Services Research. Success in Academic Surgery. Springer, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4471-4718-3_2

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