Initiated in 2009, the annual Methods Symposium is a signature program of the UAB Center for Outcomes and Effectiveness Research and Education. The overarching goal of the Methods Symposium is to ...

This article is part of a Health Affairs Forefront short series, “Enhancing Value By Evaluating Health Care Services.” The series discusses ways to extend the use of tools for clinical and economic ...

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In today’s evidence-driven world, there is increasing demand for researchers with the skills to design, conduct, and evaluate studies that help institutions and schools improve their decision-making ...