The State of CER: Some Progress, Cautious Optimism

It isn’t a household name—yet—but the Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute has certainly increased its name recognition among health care stakeholders during the last year, especially as it works to meet the federally mandated requirements of the Affordable Care Act. This was just one of the findings by the National Pharmaceutical Council from the second year of surveying key stakeholders about comparative effectiveness research (CER) perceptions and its impact on health care decisions.