In health care, we know comparative effectiveness research as the comparison of treatments to determine which carry the greatest benefits and harms for which patients, with results assisting patients and clinicians in making more informed health care decisions. It is about doing your homework and then making a bet.
Enter comparative effectiveness for meetings. Given that all resource allocation decisions have trade-offs, the least we can do is make choices based on evidence rather than emotions or personalities. Once the business case has been made for each meeting, and you have drawn a bright line in terms of home many meetings (as a percentage of overall time) you are in a position to prioritize and select the ones perceived to offer the…