Posted on September 28, 2009 by Debra A. McCurdy

Updating Comparative Effectiveness Reviews

The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) Effective Health Care Program has issued two reports that examine when AHRQ should update comparative effectiveness reviews (CERs). The first document is a draft research review on "Updating Comparative Effectiveness Reviews". This guidance sets forth a framework for identifying new evidence or evidence not considered in a previous CER, how the update process will be used, and how new data will be incorporated. Comments will be accepted until October 19, 2009. The second document is a final report entitled "Assessment of the Need to Update Comparative Effectiveness Reviews: Report of an Initial Rapid Program Assessment (2005-2009)." This document assesses whether previous CERs need to be updated and prioritizes those CERs for review.

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