Department of Surgery, University of Michigan, 2207 Taubman Center, 1500 E, Medical Center Drive, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109-0432, USA.
Crit Care. 2010;14(3):168. doi: 10.1186/cc9045. Epub 2010 Jun 22.
Owing to an increasing focus on the rising cost of medical care in the United States, bending the cost curve has become the central tenet of healthcare reform. The exact definition of this phrase, however, remains elusive. In order to affect change in the cost and quality of healthcare, the importance of comparative effectiveness research must be recognized.
由于人们越来越关注美国不断上升的医疗保健成本，因此控制成本曲线已成为医疗改革的核心原则。然而，这一短语的确切定义仍然难以捉摸。为了改变医疗保健的成本和质量，必须认识到比较效果研究的重要性。
