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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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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

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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
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