From comparative effectiveness research to patient-centered outcomes research: integrating emergency care goals, methods, and priorities

Ann Emerg Med. 2012 Sep;60(3):309-16. doi: 10.1016/j.annemergmed.2012.03.021. Epub 2012 Apr 19.

Abstract

Federal legislation placed comparative effectiveness research and patient-centered outcomes research at the center of current and future national investments in health care research. The role of this research in emergency care has not been well described. This article proposes an agenda for researchers and health care providers to consider comparative effectiveness research and patient-centered outcomes research methods and results to improve the care for patients who seek, use, and require emergency care. This objective will be accomplished by (1) exploring the definitions, frameworks, and nomenclature for comparative effectiveness research and patient-centered outcomes research; (2) describing a conceptual model for comparative effectiveness research in emergency care; (3) identifying specific opportunities and examples of emergency care-related comparative effectiveness research; and (4) categorizing current and planned funding for comparative effectiveness research and patient-centered outcomes research that can include emergency care delivery.

Publication types

  • Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural
  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Comparative Effectiveness Research*
  • Emergency Service, Hospital* / organization & administration
  • Emergency Service, Hospital* / standards
  • Health Policy
  • Health Priorities*
  • Humans
  • Organizational Objectives
  • Outcome Assessment, Health Care*
  • Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act
  • Patient-Centered Care*
  • United States