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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.
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 Defined by the Intended Audience
Submitted by Tony Coelho on Wed, 08/31/2011 - 15:22 | Posted in: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.
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:
PIPC Chairman discusses importance of patient-centered CER at Health Affairs summit
Submitted by admin on Thu, 10/07/2010 - 14:38 | Posted in:Partnership to Improve Patient Care (PIPC) Chairman Tony Coelho recently discussed the importance of patient-centered CER at a Health Affairs briefing entitled “Comparative Effectiveness Research Enters New Era” in Washington, D.C.
Tony Coelho argues in support of health bill’s patient-centered provisions in New York Times
Submitted by admin on Wed, 09/22/2010 - 14:30 | Posted in:A letter-to-the-editor from Partnership to Improve Patient Care (PIPC) Chairman Tony Coelho was recently published in the New York Times.
For patients to truly control treatment decisions, they must understand CER results
Submitted by admin on Tue, 09/14/2010 - 17:18 | Posted in:The headline of a recent Institute for Clinical Systems Improvement blog poses the question: “Will CER Really Make a Difference if the Public Doesn’t Want It?”
Identifying the answer to this question could help ensure that CER really does makes the difference we all hope it will.
