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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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Researcher knows common flaws in CER studies, dangers of result's misuse
March 8, 2010 |

A recent article by Jerome Groopman, M.D, provides some valuable, first-hand insight as to what can go wrong when policy makers “give teeth” to comparative effectiveness research (CER) studies by translating results into “best practices.” Groopman’s understanding of the limitations of CER and the complexities of delivery high quality care to each patient, lead him to caution against blunt application of CER in ways that do not give physicians the ability to deviat

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New USPSTF guidelines underscore need for patient-centered CER
December 16, 2009 |

A few days ago, I posted about what I saw as one of the key lessons from the controversy over the new U.S. Preventive Services Task Force’s (USPSTF) mammography guidelines, namely, that expert panels can sometimes come to different conclusions based on the same evidence.

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PIPC urges inclusion of Senate CER provision in final reform legislation
December 10, 2009 |

Agree or disagree with the recent changes to mammography guidelines by the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF), one thing is clear – two sets of highly qualified experts can come to very different conclusions when looking at the same evidence. This holds big implications for provisions of health care reform like comparative effectiveness research (CER).

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Patient-Centered Policy Must Accompany Funding for Comparative Effectiveness Research, PIPC Says
February 5, 2010

Tony Coelho, chairman of the Partnership to Improve Patient Care (PIPC), praised the Administration’s commitment to advancing patient-centered comparative effectiveness research, and urged...

Patient Group Supports CER Language in Senate Health Care Reform Bill
November 19, 2009

WASHINGTON, DC – The Partnership to Improve Patient Care (PIPC) today applauded Senator Reid’s...

PIPC Continues to Press on Comparative Effectiveness Research
September 24, 2009

WASHINGTON, DC - The Partnership to Improve Patient Care(PIPC), is disappointed that the House Energy and Commerce Committee did...

PIPC_Continues_To_Press_For_CER.pdf
Baucus Reform Bill Keeps Comparative Effectiveness Out Of HHS
September 23, 2009

Comparative effectiveness provisions in Sen. Max Baucus' health care reform bill adhere largely to the stand-alone bill that the Finance Chair released earlier in the year, garnering support from...

PIPC Supports Comparative Effectiveness Research Language in New Senate Health Reform Bill
September 16, 2009

WASHINGTON, DC - The Partnership to Improve Patient Care (PIPC), a non-partisan, patient- focused, grassroots organization focused on securing patient-centered comparative effectiveness research (...

PIPC_Statement_Baucus_CER_Provision_9-16-09.pdf
PIPC Comments on Federal Coordinating Council and Institute of Medicine CER Recommendations
July 9, 2009

WASHINGTON, July 8, 2009 – In response to the recent Federal Coordinating Council (FCC) and the...

PIPC_FCC_IOM_Statement_07082009.pdf
PIPC Letter Supporting Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Act of 2009 (S. 1213)
July 2, 2009

July 1, 2009

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

The Honorable Kent Conrad, Chairman
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PIPC Letter Supporting S1213 07012009.pdf.pdf