IOM: 100 Areas Merit Comparative Effectiveness Research

A special panel convened by the Institute of Medicine has identified 100 areas ripe for study as part of a federal comparative effectiveness research program. The panel called on the federal government to use new research funding to compare treatments for atrial fibrillation, strategies to prevent falls among the elderly, and methods to prevent and treat methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA), among others.