Description of Collaborative Activity: |
The Comparative Effectiveness Research (CER) Key Function Committee builds the field of CER for patient centered outcomes research by creating a learning community across Clinical and Translational Science Award (CTSA) institutions, spurring the development of methods, expanding training and education, promoting community and public engagement, and application of CER findings and sharing successes and lessons learned. Through collaborative work products, the CER Key Function Committee facilitates the generation and synthesis of evidence about alternative interventions that results in actionable findings for policymakers, clinicians, patients, and purchasers to use in improving the quality and outcomes of health care. |
NIH Participating Institutes/Centers/Office of the Director: |
CC, NCCAM, NCI, NCATS, NHLBI, NIA, NIDDK, NIMH |
