In today’s medical practice, patients and physicians alike face more choices than ever before—in procedures, devices, medications, and diagnostics. What’s more, costs are increasingly higher and unsustainable.

In the quandary created by escalating costs and proliferating technology, comparative effectiveness research (CER) is imperative in protecting the public interest. CER yields information crucial to medical decision-making for the best possible outcomes at the most efficient cost. CER also brings transparency and accountability to the business of health care, which represents around 17% of the U.S. gross domestic product.

Comparative Effectiveness Research at CHR
CHR has conducted CER in a real-world setting for more than 40 years in seminal studies such as the Integration of Home Health and Extended Care Services (1967), the Tobacco Reduction and Cancer Control trial (1987), and the Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension trial (1992). more>>

Comparative Effectiveness Research Unit
CHR’s Comparative Effectiveness Research Unit has coalesced and evolved from a distinctive, long-standing record in health services, clinical trials, epidemiological, and demonstration research.  more>>

Strengths in Comparative Effectiveness Research
CHR’s staff expertise and experience, multidisciplinary infrastructure, and evidence-based perspective power CER at the highest level. more>>

The Ideal Setting
The Center for Health Research offers an ideal setting for comparative effectiveness research. CHR is affiliated with Kaiser Permanente, one of the oldest and largest not-for-profit integrated health care systems in the United States. more>>