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Tony Coelho Discusses Patient Care with Former HHS Secretary
Submitted by admin on Fri, 02/03/2012 - 20:54 | Posted in: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.
PCORI Releases their Draft Priorities
Submitted by admin on Mon, 01/30/2012 - 23:30 | Posted in: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:
Differentiating Patients, Consumers, and Patient Advocacy Organizations
Submitted by admin on Tue, 10/18/2011 - 22:33 | Posted in: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.
PIPC Submits Comments to PCORI, Creates Web Page to Compile Comments
Submitted by admin on Fri, 09/02/2011 - 15:55 | Posted in:PIPC Submitted Comments to the Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute this week on the Institute’s proposed definition of Patient-Centered Outcomes Research.
PIPC expressed support for several elements of the proposed definition, which emphasizes the need for the research to focus on questions that patients and their physicians deem most important and the need for individualization and diversity in patient care.
News Article on PCOR Definition Features AMA, PIPC
Submitted by admin on Fri, 09/02/2011 - 15:42 | Posted in:According to an article in Inside Health Policy, the American Medical Association is circulating a letter set go to the Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) raising concerns should PCORI use cost considerations in their definition of what they considered P
CER becomes a major topic of discussion in Washington D.C.
Submitted by admin on Fri, 07/29/2011 - 06:00 | Posted in:Last week, the Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute’s (PCORI) Board of Governors held a meeting in Washington, D.C., to discuss the importance of patient centered comparative effectiveness research (CER) – also called outcomes research. Several PIPC members were in attendance, including PIPC Chairman Tony Coelho.
PIPC Members and Supporters Speak on Patient Centered Outcomes Research
Submitted by admin on Mon, 07/25/2011 - 06:00 | Posted in:The Patient Centered Outcomes Research Institute met in Washington D.C., last week where several PIPC members spoke during the board’s public commenting period, including Dr. Vera R. Jackson of the Washington Chapter of the Epilepsy Foundation and Kathleen Teixeira of the American Gastroenterological Association (AGA).
Recent Budget Deal Included GAO Audit of CER Expenditures
Submitted by admin on Mon, 04/25/2011 - 21:31 | Posted in:A little-noticed provision of the Fiscal Year 2011 Continuing Resolution which was passed earlier this month requires the Government Accountability Office to conduct an audit of government CER projects funded by the Recovery Act and the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. Due just two months from the date of enactment, this provision could prove interesting to anyone who follows the issue of comparative effectiveness research. The provision states:
Various voices calling for transparency in CER
Submitted by admin on Fri, 03/18/2011 - 20:23 | Posted in:In a recent letter in the St. Louis Times Dispatch, Drs. Palmisano and Gale stressed the importance of establishing open, transparent procedures in the Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute.
PIPC’s Andrew Sperling comments on importance of PCORI at St. Louis meeting
Submitted by admin on Fri, 03/18/2011 - 20:02 | Posted in:At the recent meeting of the Patient Centered Outcomes and Research Institute's (PCORI) Board of Governors in St. Louis, Andrew Sperling spoke on behalf of PIPC about the importance of establishing open, transparent procedures. Sperling, a PIPC Steering Committee member and Director of Legislative Advocacy for the National Alliance on Mental Illness, urged the Board to "err on the side of more transparency" in its operation, and noted that research priority setting will be "one of the important early duties of the Board."
