By Ibby Caputo
A scientific advisory committee yesterday released a prioritized to-do list for policy makers to consult when they are determining how to spend millions of dollars on comparing the effectiveness of various health services.

The report, put out by the Institute of Medicine, a nonprofit organization that is focused on offering science-based advice, included 100 recommended research topics, separated into groups of 25.

IOM considers the first group of 25 to be the most in need of funding, and these include comparative effectiveness research on: using -- or not using -- prescription drugs to manage behavioral disorders in people with Alzheimer's and dementia; the various treatments for atrial fibrillation; and exercise and balance training versus clinical treatments in preventing falls by the elderly.

The majority of the IOM's suggestions pertained to health delivery methods and run the gamut of fields including pediatrics, geriatrics, psychiatry, oncology, neurology and complimentary and alternative therapies.

• Read the full report.

By Paul Volpe  |  July 1, 2009; 5:53 AM ET
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