“What we need to do is get to work on the things that NEHI is talking about, to find out what really works.”

– Timothy Murphy, health care advisor to Mitt Romney campaign, at October 2007 NEHI event

Publications

Medical Innovation

Comparative Effectiveness Research Backgrounder

Publication Date: July 21, 2008
A summary of NEHI's work in comparative effectiveness research.

Tele-ICUs: Remote Management in Intensive Care Units

Publication Date: March 1, 2007
Tele-ICUs address the shortage in supply of intensivists in intensive care units (ICUs) by enabling a relatively small number of intensivists to oversee the care of a large number of ICU patients.

Challenges in Vaccine Policy: A Case Study of the HPV Vaccine

Publication Date: August 29, 2006
The HPV vaccine's immense promise in preventing cervical cancer -- and the barriers to its widespread adoption -- make it an ideal vehicle for implementing important improvements to the U.S. immunization system.

Continuous Glucose Monitoring: Innovation in the Management of Diabetes

Publication Date: March 1, 2005
CGM devices have potential to be highly valuable and cost-effective tools in managing diabetes.

Remote Physiological Monitoring: Innovation in the Management of Heart Failure

Publication Date: July 1, 2004
RPM provides substantial benefits to the health care system by reducing the number of hospital visits, length of stay and health care costs -- while improving quality of life -- for heart failure patients.

Targeting Cancer: Innovation in the Treatment of Chronic Myelogenous Leukemia

Publication Date: March 1, 2004
The adoption of Gleevec, a pioneering drug in the treatment of CML, highlights challenges and opportunities in bringing drugs treating rare diseases to market.

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