About the DEcIDE Network

The DEcIDE (Developing Evidence to Inform Decisions about Effectiveness) Network is a collection of research centers that the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) created in 2005. These centers gather new knowledge and information on specific treatments. The DEcIDE Network conducts studies on the outcomes, effectiveness, safety, and usefulness of medical treatments and services.

Principal Investigators

• Acumen, LLC, Burlingame, CA - Thomas E. MaCurdy, Ph.D.
• Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA - Sebastian Schneeweiss, M.D.
• Duke University, Durham, NC - Lesley Curtis, Ph.D.
• Harvard Pilgrim Health Care, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA - Richard Platt, M.D.
• Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD - Albert W. Wu, M.D.
• Outcome Sciences, Cambridge, MA - Richard E. Gliklich, M.D.
• RTI International, Research Triangle Park, NC - Suzanne West, M.P.H., Ph.D.
• University of Colorado at Denver and Health Sciences Center, Aurora, CO - David West, Ph.D.
• University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL - Glen T. Schumock, Pharm.D.
• University of Maryland at Baltimore, Baltimore, MD - Bruce C. Stuart, Ph.D.
• University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC - Michael D. Murray, Pharm.D., M.P.H.
• University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA - Sean Hennessy, Pharm.D., Ph.D.
• Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN - Marie R. Griffin, M.D.