Life Sciences

Research conducted at University of Toronto has provided new information about life sciences

Published in Managed Care Weekly Digest, September 14th, 2009

According to a study from Toronto, Canada, "The concept of using public funds to pay for healthcare interventions only when provided in the context of ongoing research is receiving increasing attention worldwide. Nevertheless, these decisions are often controversial and implementation can be problematic."

"The aim of this study was to investigate the views of United Kingdom stakeholders on the current arrangements for implementing ''only in research'' (OIR) decisions and to investigate how improvements might be made. After an internal review of previous OIR decisions issued by the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE), deliberations by NICE's...

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Source: Managed Care Weekly Digest (2009-09-14)

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