The Fast Route to Evidence Development for Value in Health Care.

The Fast Route to Evidence Development for Value in Health Care. Curr Med Res Opin. 2016 Jun 17;:1-14 Authors: Dreyer NA, Rodriguez AM Abstract Over the past 30 years, our greatest accomplishments in advancing understanding about the safety, effectiveness and value of health care interventions have been achieved through the availability and accessibility of health insurance claims for large populations, and more recently, access to pockets of electronic health records that can be linked to information on expenditures, outcomes and patient experience. Although useful, these data lack clinical detail and patient relevance. Going forward, we need qualified data networks that understand their data, have a research administration in place to evaluate research requests, obtain institutional review and transfer data - all, on a timely basis. The mecca of health information will be networks with comprehensive electronic health records that are able to collect and link supplementary data collected from clinicians, tissue banks, etc., and/or directly from patients, including information on the quality of life and other patient-reported outcomes. A combination of data collected from clinicians, patients and health systems will provide details about treatment use, patient characteristics and health outcomes that are not consistently available in a patient's medical record, including whether prescriptions were actually filled, and if patients wer...
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