The Institute of Medicine will recommend 100 health topics for priority attention and funding when it comes to comparative effectiveness research. The report will also include general directions on how to ensure such research results in "greater efficiency and better patient care."
The report will be embargoed until its release in a one-hour telephone news conference scheduled for 11 a.m. Eastern time. For a copy of the report and briefing information, call 202-334-2138 or e-mail news@nas.edu. According to the release, "advance copies will be available to reporters only at 9 a.m. EDT on June 30."