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December 14, 2012
PIPC and Bloomberg Government Host Forum on Advancing Patient-Centered CER

WASHINGTON – The Partnership to Improve Patient Care (PIPC) and Bloomberg Government today co-hosted “Achieving Patient-Centered...

December 7, 2012
Achieving Patient-Centered CER: Looking Ahead to 2013

The Partnership to Improve Patient Care (PIPC) and Bloomberg Government will co-host "Achieving Patient-Centered CER: Looking Ahead to 2013"...

May 1, 2012
PCORI revises PCOR Definition

On April 20, 2012, PCORI released a revised definition of patient-centered outcomes research.  Click...

September 19, 2011
PCORI Executive Director to Keynote Forum on Achieving Patient-Centeredness for Comparative Effectiveness Research

WASHINGTON – The Partnership to Improve Patient Care (PIPC) will host the 2nd Annual “Achieving Patient-Centeredness in CER” Forum to discuss the current state of creating patient...

November 23, 2010
PIPC remarks for PCORI Meeting

PIPC remarks for PCORI Meeting
Tuesday, November 23, 2010

PIPC - PCORI Testimony.pdf
October 7, 2010
Coelho: Putting Patients at the Center of Comparative Effectiveness Research

I’ve been living with epilepsy for more than 50 years. And although this disability has contributed to both highs and lows throughout my life, it has served as my primary motivation to see...

September 20, 2010
Tony Coelho LTE on CER published in the New York Times

To the Editor:

Creating a body with the power to enforce national guidelines for treatment based on clinical and cost effectiveness would be a serious distortion of the comparative...

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

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...

June 10, 2009
PIPC Comments to the Federal Coordinating Council’s posting of its draft CER definition, prioritization criteria and strategic framework
PIPC_FCCCER_Definition_Response_06102009.pdf
May 19, 2009
PIPC Supports New Comparative Effectiveness Research (CER) Bill
PIPC_CER_Legislation_Press_Release_05192009.pdf