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Two Portland-based U.S. health research centers will advise doctors, health plans

For the next five years, the U.S. government will rely on just 11 health research centers to evaluate which medical practices and treatments work best. And two are based less than five miles apart, in Portland.

In August, the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality announced the results of the latest round contracting for evidence-based practice centers, essentially Uncle Sam’s scientific advisors when it comes to medical guidelines such as for mammograms and prostate screening.

By Nick Budnick, The Oregonian

Full Story: http://www.oregonlive.com/health/index.ssf/2012/10/two_portland-based_us_health_r.html#incart_river

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