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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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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
May 15, 2009
PIPC Comments to Senate Finance Committee’s April 29 Policy Proposals Paper Entitled “Transforming the Health Care Delivery System: Proposals to Improve Patient Care and Reduce Health Care costs.”
Senate_Finance_Delivery_System_Letter_05152009_FINAL.pdf
March 16, 2009
Putting Patients at the Center, a Roll Call Op-Ed piece by PIPC Chairperson Tony Coelho

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March 12, 2009
Tony Coelho Is Named New Chair of Coalition for Comparative Effectiveness Research
Coelho Launch Release 03-11-2009.pdf
March 3, 2009
PIPC Congratulates Governor Sebelius on Her Nomination as Next Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services
CER PIPC Sebelius Statement 03-03-2009 FINAL.pdf
February 13, 2009
PIPC Statement on CER Provision of Stimulus Bill
Statement on Stimulus Conference Report 02.13.09.pdf
January 27, 2009
PIPC says Senate CER Provision a Step Forward for Patients
Senate stimuls markup statement 01 27 09 4.pdf
January 16, 2009
PIPC says Comparative Effectiveness Research Must Put Patients First.
PIPC house stimulus statement 011609final.pdf