tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18943510.post5443377712980156449..comments2023-08-21T02:57:37.362-05:00Comments on Dr. Wes: How We've Killed Clinical ResearchDrWeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17438019699222125477noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18943510.post-62377593434148451702010-05-19T09:26:39.131-05:002010-05-19T09:26:39.131-05:00You're missing a major factor that explains th...You're missing a major factor that explains the rising costs of doing research, a factor that is particularly important in heart disease. As time moves on, the standard of care gets better, outcomes improve and new technologies have a harder time making the cut. A major reason that clinical trial costs are growing in cardiac care is that the target is shrinking: fewer and fewer people die or Tom Concannonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02292392269016861131noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18943510.post-34612195507458345302010-05-18T11:08:00.658-05:002010-05-18T11:08:00.658-05:00Keith-
Unfortunately, the patients are not the on...Keith-<br /><br />Unfortunately, the patients are not the ones being fronted the money - everyone else is. In fact, much of the cost of research is contained in over-the-top, unpublished "indirect costs" to research centers - a portion of which the patient (via their insurer) or the government (via taxpayers) gets to pick up. <br /><br />Future promises of cost savings (even if they canDrWeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17438019699222125477noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18943510.post-31843515948828242912010-05-18T10:59:03.152-05:002010-05-18T10:59:03.152-05:00Goverment will fund these research projects becaus...Goverment will fund these research projects because there is a huge amount of money to be saved, particulary in the future when the goverment will be the primary payor for health care. Think how much money could have been saved if the past if research had shown the worhtlessness of removing kids tonsils or the lack of efficacy in performing TURPs on men with enlarged prostates! And there are Keithnoreply@blogger.com