Who is Involved in the Effective Health Care Program

The Effective Health Care Program partners with networks of researchers and clinical teams across North America, using input from stakeholders throughout the process of comparative effectiveness research, translation, dissemination, and implementation of research findings. Key players in the program:

• Individual investigators and their research groups at academic institutions and other research centers generate new evidence from original research
• The Evidence-based Practice Centers (EPCs) perform in depth reviews of existing evidence
• The DEcIDE (Developing Evidence to Inform Decisions about Effectiveness) Research Network gathers new knowledge on specific treatments and health care services
• The Centers for Education & Research on Therapeutics (CERTs) conduct research and educate clinicians and consumers about drugs, biologicals, and medical devices
• The Scientific Resource Center provides scientific support for the Effective Health Care Program
• The John M. Eisenberg Center for Clinical Decisions and Communications Science organizes the research results into guides and tools that are useful to clinicians, health care policymakers, and patients
• The Stakeholder Group provides different perspectives on the Effective Health Care Program from individual members of the Group.