Comparative Effectiveness Research in Primary Practice

the rational use of insurance finance, insurance benefits decision based on evidence, or clinical decision based on direct evidence, is not different. Therefore, demand for these research activities will increase in the future in Korea. Recently, the National Evidencebased Healthcare Collaborating Agency has launched a research project about CER and the Korean Association of Medical Science has conducted a survey about CER research priority. Primary care research, by nature, tends to be oriented towards effectiveness rather than efficacy, and real world setting research rather than controlled environment research. Therefore, we must discuss what research should be conducted in the area of primary care in the context of CER.