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June 30, 2009

Garber's IOM committee releases report recommending 100 initial priorities for research to determine which health care approaches work best

As a member of the Institute of Medicine committee charged with prioritizing the use of $1.1 billion in American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 funds for comparative effectiveness research, Stanford Health Policy director Alan Garber co-authored the report recommending the 100 health topics that should get priority attention and funding. +HTML+

June 18, 2009

In podcast, economist Victor Fuchs discusses why a government-sponsored insurance system won't work

Stanford Health Policy core faculty member Victor Fuchs draws upon his recent New England Journal of Medicine commentary to explain why the proposed health reform legislation advancing a government-sponsored insurance system doesn't address the fundamental problems in the health care system. Read more »

June 16, 2009

Stanford Health Policy associate lists five steps to boost impact of comparative effectiveness research

Comparative effectiveness research is generating buzz these days, but associate Randall Stafford is asking policymakers to make sure that the plans for using the research go deep enough. +HTML+

June 8, 2009

Stanford Health Policy researchers evaluate quality improvement strategies for children with asthma

After culling through 79 studies to evaluate which interventions improve the outcomes and processes of care for children with asthma, six Stanford Health Policy researchers penned an article for the forthcoming Archives of Pediatric Adolescent Medicine. Authors include senior researcher Dena Bravata, assistant research director Vandana Sundaram, associate Nayer Khazeni, core faculty members Paul Wise and Douglas Owens and executive director Kathryn McDonald.



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