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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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Tony Coelho Discusses Patient Care with Former HHS Secretary
February 3, 2012 |

On Tuesday night, PIPC Chairman Tony Coelho joined former HHS Secretary Tommy Thompson at the University of Charleston in West Virginia for a speaker series titled "Who Decides Patient Treatments" to discuss the future of health care in the United States.

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PCORI Releases their Draft Priorities
January 30, 2012 |

PCORI released a draft of their National Priorities for Research and Research Agenda for public comment. The PCORI Board, which is responsible for funding research, is asking for a 55 day public comment period to discuss and solicit feedback from patients, caregivers, professionals, and the general public on the research priorities.

In the draft, PCORI prioritized five broad research areas:

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Differentiating Patients, Consumers, and Patient Advocacy Organizations
October 18, 2011 |

When conducting Comparative Effectiveness Research it is crucial to understand the differences between the players involved in the process. In his remarks at the  2nd Annual Forum on Achieving Patient centeredness , Marc Boutin, executive vice president and COO at the National Health Council, discussed the important differences between the three major players in the process: the patient, the consumer, and the patient advocacy organization. He stated that many times when the patient is discussed they are not defined.

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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.”