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Health Technology Assessment Centers—an Infrastructure for Health Systems to Translate Evidence into Practice

Authors: Ravi N Sharaf, MD, MS, Dhruv Khullar, MD, MPP, Craig A Umscheid, MD, MS

Published in: Journal of General Internal Medicine | Issue 4/2020

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In a 2011 call to action, the National Academy of Medicine advanced the goal that by the end of the decade, 90% of clinical decisions should be supported by the best available evidence, motivated in part by a recognition that “care that is important is often not delivered [and] care that is delivered is often not important”.¹ …

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Title: Health Technology Assessment Centers—an Infrastructure for Health Systems to Translate Evidence into Practice
Authors: Ravi N Sharaf, MD, MS
Dhruv Khullar, MD, MPP
Craig A Umscheid, MD, MS
Publication date: 01-04-2020
Publisher: Springer International Publishing
Published in: Journal of General Internal Medicine / Issue 4/2020
Print ISSN: 0884-8734
Electronic ISSN: 1525-1497
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s11606-019-05534-1

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