What is it about?
My article explores some of the key barriers to acceptance of real-world evidence in healthcare decision-making, and how these can be addressed by greater transparency in the planning, design, conduct and reporting of real-world studies.
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Why is it important?
Although real-world evidence and 'big data' are increasingly required by healthcare systems to support access to new health interventions, there is still widespread mistrust in the robustness of real-world data sources. Addressing these challenges is something that everyone involved with real-world research can and should do.
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Tremendous work is being done all over the world to collect data in real-world settings that will provide unique new insights into the burden of diseases and the impact of health interventions on patients - but this will be wasted if healthcare decision-makers do not trust real-world evidence. If everyone in this area took a few simple steps to improve transparency, this would go a long way towards building trust in - and acceptance of - real-world evidence, and thus help patients to access health interventions that they need.
Dr Richard White
Oxford PharmaGenesis Ltd
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This page is a summary of: Building trust in real-world evidence and comparative effectiveness research: the need for transparency, Journal of Comparative Effectiveness Research, January 2017, Future Medicine,
DOI: 10.2217/cer-2016-0070.
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