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An NIH study of treatments for high blood pressure, called the ALLHAT trial, shows some of the strengths and limitations of comparative effectiveness research to improve patient care. More...

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PIPC chairman delivers speech to specialty docs on importance of patient centered CER
July 6, 2010 |

Partnership to Improve Patient Care (PIPC) chairman, Tony Coelho, recently delivered a speech on patient centered comparative effectiveness research (CER) in front of fifty specialty doctors from around the country, among others, at the Alliance for Specialty Medicine’s (ASM) “Capitol Hill Advocacy Conference.” The conference took place just a day before the specialty doctors met w

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Tony Coelho's recent speech on patient centered CER
June 24, 2010 |

Below: PIPC Chairman Tony Coelho's recent speech on patient centered CER. The speech was delivered on Tuesday, June 22, 2010 at the Alliance for Specialty Medicine's “Capitol Hill Advocacy Conference,” in Washington, D.C.

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Lack of support for "evidence-based health care"— don't blame the patient
June 10, 2010 |

A new Health Affairs article concludes, based on focus groups and interviews, that "consumers will revolt if evidence-based efforts are perceived as rationing or as a way to deny them needed treatment."

You don't need to look any further than public reaction to the U.S. Preventive Service Task Force's updated recommendations on mammography screening to see the proof of this.
 
How should policy-makers react? Should they conclude that consumers, and even more so, patients, cannot be relied on to make evidence-based decisions, and therefore these decisions need to be made for them? Or should they conclude that evidence-based models of medical care and health delivery need to be carefully constructed so they have the trust and support of patients and consumers?

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July 2009

Meet Tony Coelho

Tony Coelho is a former United States congressman from California, and primary author and sponsor of the Americans with Disabilities Act.

In March 2009, Coelho was named as Chairperson for the Partnership to Improve Patient Care (PIPC). In this capacity, Coelho will work to amplify the voice of the partnership’s diverse members, including people with disabilities, racial and ethnic communities and the elderly, among others.

PIPC Congratulates Dr. Regina Benjamin

Submitted by Tony Coelho on Wed, 07/15/2009 - 15:04 | Posted in:

Congratulations to Dr. Benjamin.

PIPC Comments on Federal Coordinating Council and Institute of Medicine CER Recommendations

WASHINGTON, July 8, 2009 – In response to the recent Federal Coordinating Council (FCC) and the Institute of Medicine (IOM) comparative effectiveness recommendations to Congress, Chairman of the Partnership to Improve Patient Care (PIPC), Tony Coelho, issued the following statement:

A CER Update

Submitted by Tony Coelho on Tue, 07/07/2009 - 21:59

Last week two reports were released as a result of the comparative effectiveness research (CER) work currently being done as part of the $1.1 billion in CER provided under the economic stimulus bill. 

PIPC Letter Supporting Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Act of 2009 (S. 1213)

July 1, 2009

The Honorable Max Baucus, Chairman
Committee on Finance
219 Dirksen Senate Office Building
Washington, DC 20510

The Honorable Kent Conrad, Chairman
Committee on Budget
624 Dirksen Senate Office Building
Washington, DC 20510

Dear Chairman Baucus and Chairman Conrad: