Applying Comparative Effectiveness Data to Medical Decision Making A Practical Guide

“This is essential reading for researchers and healthcare professionals involved in making medical decisions, including physicians, midlevel practitioners, pharmacists, nurses, and other allied health professionals. … This is a thorough review of evidence-based medicine concepts and comparative effectiveness research that is easy to understand and offers a framework to support readers in determining how these concepts can be incorporated into their decision making methods in a practical and purposeful way.” (Valerie D. Barnes, Doody's Book Reviews, September, 2016)

Dr. Carl Asche is the Director of the Center for Outcomes Research at the University of Illinois College of Medicine at Peoria, where he is a Research Professor both in the Departments of Medicine (Peoria) and Pharmacy Systems, Outcomes & Policy (Chicago). He is also a research affiliate with the University of Victoria Centre on Aging. His research focuses on the use of comparative effectiveness research and cost-effectiveness analysis in health care decision making. In addition to the present book,his academic work has comprised authoring or co-authoring of over 75 papers that appear in the medical and economic literature. He has presented his research at seminars and conferences both nationally and internationally. He has served on numerous national and international health economics focused editorial, grant review, advisory boards and committees. Dr. Asche’s research is funded by a variety of state/federal agencies and health system providers.