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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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August 2009

PIPC Chairman Discusses CER on PA Radio

Submitted by Anonymous on Mon, 08/31/2009 - 14:24

Recently, PIPC Chairman Tony Coelho participated in a radio interview on KDKA News Radio 1020 AM in Pittsburgh, PA, to talk about healthcare reform and specifically comparative effectiveness research (CER).

“I really agree that we need to reform healthcare,” Coelho said.  He then went on to discuss CER and the need to keep this research patient-centered. 

St. Petersburg Times on CER

Submitted by Tony Coelho on Tue, 08/25/2009 - 19:17 | Posted in:

The St. Petersburg Times ran an editorial Sunday about the good, the bad and the ugly in the debate over health care reform.

Coelho on Washington State radio

Submitted by admin on Mon, 08/24/2009 - 15:39 | Posted in:
PIPC Chairman Tony Coehlo was recently on the David Boze radio show, which airs in Washington State, to talk about the importance of doing comparative effectiveness research (CER) right - as part of healthcare reform.   PIPC believes that that CER should be patient-centered.
 

Patient Care – Not Cost – Must be Focus of Future CER

Submitted by Tony Coelho on Tue, 08/18/2009 - 20:05 | Posted in:

As the nation continues to focus on the health care debate, PIPC is maintaining its commitment to ensuring patient care – not cost – is the driving force behind new efforts to implement comparative effectiveness research (CER).

Better Information Key to CER, Broader Reform

Submitted by admin on Fri, 08/14/2009 - 21:22

As Newsweek points out today, there’s a lot of information out there on health care reform. When it comes to comparative effectiveness research (CER), they rightfully state that “supporters of this type of research say it can provide valuable information to doctors, improving care and also lowering cost.”

Making Progress Towards Patient-Centered Health Reform

Submitted by admin on Wed, 08/12/2009 - 16:30 | Posted in:

In a recent op-ed House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Majority Leader Steny Hoyer outlined some  important components of health care reform,  including their support  for  “research on health outcomes to better inform the decisions of patients and doctors.”