In This Week’s Issue:
1. PIPC Submits Letter to HHS Expressing Concerns about MassHealth Section 1115 Demonstration Amendment Request, click here to view.
2. The Hill: Instead of 'Fail First,' Put Patients First, click here to read the article.
3. The 2017 PCORI Annual Meeting: “A Report on Our Progress and Promise”, click here to read the blog.
4. Older Adults Webinar Series: Collaborative Care Medicare Codes, click here to register
5. CMS Releases RFI on New Direction for CMMI - Comments Due November 20! Click here to view the RFI.
6. CMS Measure Development Education and Outreach Series, see details below
7. Epilepsy Foundation: 2017-2018 AAHD Frederick J. Krause Scholarship on Health and Disability, click here to apply.
8. Upcoming Events and Webinars, see details below
9. Medical Journal Articles, see details below.
10. AHRQ Effective Program Updates, see details below.
1. PIPC Submits Letter to HHS Expressing Concerns about MassHealth Section 1115 Demonstration Amendment Request, click here to view.
2. The Hill: Instead of 'Fail First,' Put Patients First, click here to read the article.
3. The 2017 PCORI Annual Meeting: “A Report on Our Progress and Promise”, click here to read the blog.
4. Older Adults Webinar Series: Collaborative Care Medicare Codes, click here to register
5. CMS Releases RFI on New Direction for CMMI - Comments Due November 20! Click here to view the RFI.
6. CMS Measure Development Education and Outreach Series, see details below
7. Epilepsy Foundation: 2017-2018 AAHD Frederick J. Krause Scholarship on Health and Disability, click here to apply.
8. Upcoming Events and Webinars, see details below
9. Medical Journal Articles, see details below.
10. AHRQ Effective Program Updates, see details below.
1. PIPC Submits Letter to HHS Expressing Concerns about MassHealth Section 1115 Demonstration Amendment Request
In a letter to acting Health and Human Services Secretary Eric Hargan, Partnership to Improve Patient Care (PIPC) Chairman Tony Coelho expresses serious concerns with the proposal in the Massachusetts 1115 waiver amendment that would potentially limit access to new and innovative drug therapies. Chairman Coelho suggests to Secretary Hargan that the State of Massachusetts look to entities such as PCORI for insights on how to measure comparative effectiveness of treatments in real world situations. "We encourage states like Massachusetts to invest in the development of shared decision-making tools that reflect how treatments impact patients in real-world circumstances, so that patients are able to choose the treatment that is most effective for their individual needs," wrote Chairman Coelho. "You have an opportunity to partner with patients and people with disabilities to determine the outcomes that matter most to them in their treatment, measure those outcomes, and translate that information into tools that ensure patients get the right care at the right time.” Click here to read the letter.
2. The Hill: Instead of 'Fail First,' Put Patients First
Sharad Lakhanpal and Ann Palmer write about the necessity of putting the patient-doctor relationship firs in The Hill. “...No patient should be forced to endure ineffective treatments just to satisfy an insurer's unnecessary step therapy process. Rather, the patient's relationship with his or her physician - and that physician's understanding of the patient's disease and unique medical history - must remain paramount in the clinical decision-making process.” Click here to read the article.
3. The 2017 PCORI Annual Meeting: “A Report on Our Progress and Promise”
Joe Selby previews the 2017 PCORI Annual Meeting for The PCORI Blog. “...Along with highlighting important and useful research evidence, this year's Annual Meeting showcases our work to enhance public access to research results. These efforts include supporting open science by developing and pilot testing our draft policy on sharing data generated in PCORI-funded studies, conducting peer review of all PCORI-funded projects and posting peer-reviewed results to PCORI's website, and launching our new program that funds dissemination and implementation of PCORI-study findings.” Click here to read the blog.
4. Older Adults Webinar Series: Collaborative Care Medicare Codes
This Friday, SAMHSA will be hosting a webinar that will focus on the recently introduced Medicare payment codes for collaborative care, with a specific focus on the use of codes within behavioral health contexts. The presenters will discuss the role of collaborative care in Medicare, and identify and discuss the application of new payment codes and behavioral health integration. There will also be time for questions. Click here to register
5. CMS Releases RFI on New Direction for CMMI - Comments Due November 20!
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) issued a Request for Information (RFI) seeking insights on a new direction to promote patient-centered care and test market-driven reforms that empower beneficiaries as consumers, provide price transparency, increase choices and competition to drive quality, reduce costs, and improve outcomes. In response, the Chairman Tony Coelho of the Partnership to Improve Patient Care (PIPC) applauded CMS and Administrator Verma for making strong statements in support of patients and patient-centered care, and releasing an RFI to set a new direction for the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation that supports patients, caregivers and people with disabilities. PIPC has long advocated for CMMI to engage patients and people with disabilities early in the development of patient-centered demonstrations that have the potential to improve patient outcomes while lowering costs. As part of the effort to move CMMI in a new direction, Chairman Coelho urges CMMI to establish meaningful mechanisms for patients and people with disabilities to engage in the development of these models. He also urges CMS to develop meaningful patient-centeredness criteria that would enable CMMI and the public to determine whether APMs are truly putting patients first. PIPC is reviewing the RFI in more detail and looks forward to working with CMMI on a new direction that puts patients at the center. Additional information on PIPC’s recommendations for patient engagement and patient-centeredness at CMMI can be found here. Click here to view the RFI. Comments are due November 20, 2017.
6. CMS Measure Development Education and Outreach Series
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid announced that they are seeking participants for the Measure Development Education and Outreach series, specifically for stakeholders invested in the Quality Payment Program (QPP) quality measurement development. “In partnership with our Measure Management System (MMS) contractor, Battelle, CMS will be hosting a monthly series of educational presentations on the measure development process and related topics that will include the opportunity for open discussion on measure development with CMS and your peer organizations. In addition to these education and outreach sessions, we are also offering groups currently developing QPP quality measures an opportunity to share your proposed measures and measure concepts with CMS through a spotlight series.” Contact [email protected] if you are interested in participating.
7. Epilepsy Foundation: 2017-2018 AAHD Frederick J. Krause Scholarship on Health and Disability
The American Association on Health and Disability’s Frederick J. Krause Scholarship on Health and Disability is currently accepting applications. The scholarship honors Frederick J. Krause, a lifelong advocate for those with disabilities who passed away in 2014. Beginning with his role as a special education teacher, Mr. Krause’s distinguished career in advocacy included service in the federal government and the cofounding of the American Association on Health and Disability. The scholarship pays tribute to Mr. Krause by awarding scholarships to students with disabilities that are pursuing an education on disability-related topics. Click here to apply. Deadline: November 15, 2017.
8. Upcoming Events and Webinars
PCORI Board of Governors Meeting
October 30, 2017
Click here for details.
2017 PCORI Annual Meeting
October 31-November 2, 2017
Click here for details.
Getting to Know PCORI: From Application to Closeout (2017 Annual Meeting Session)
November 2, 2017
Click here for details.
Advisory Panel on Assessment of Prevention, Diagnosis and Treatment Options Fall 2017 Meeting
November 3, 2017
Click here for details.
Advisory Panel on Communication and Dissemination Research Fall 2017 Meeting
November 3, 2017
Click here for details.
PCORnet Best Practice Sharing Session – PCORnet Commons Tools for Electronic Consent Workgroup Webinar Series: Part 2. Best Practices
November 13, 2017
Click here for details.
NPC @ 13th Annual Personalized Medicine Conference
November 14-16, 2017
Click here for details.
PCORI Online Application Submission Webinar for Cycle 2 2017 Targeted PFAs
November 15, 2017
Click here for details.
Webinar: ”Real-World Evidence: Proven Results in Pressure Injury Prevention”
November 16, 2017
Click here for details.
The Next Wave in Adaptive Biomedical Innovation: Advancing Platform Trials into End-to-End Rapid Learning Systems
December 12-13, 2017
Click here for details.
9. Medical Journal Articles
The Role of Condition-Specific Preference-Based Measures in Health Technology Assessment, click here to view.
Hospital Cost Impact of Orbital Atherectomy with Angioplasty for Critical Limb Ischemia Treatment: A Modeling Approach, click here to view.
Real-World Evidence: Useful in the Real World of US Payer Decision Making? How? When? And What Studies? Click here to view.
Targeted Identification of Adverse Events in Coronary Artery Disease Patients Based on Patient-Reported Outcomes, click here to view.
Use of Patient-Reported Outcomes and Satisfaction for Quality Assessments, click here to view.
Patient-Reported Outcomes in Cancer Care — Hearing the Patient Voice at Greater Volume, click here to view.
Comparing Levels of Evidence Between Choosing Wisely and Essential Evidence Plus, click here to view.
Low-Cost, High-Volume Health Services Contribute The Most To Unnecessary Health Spending, click here to view.
Scale Linking to Enable Patient-Reported Outcome Performance Measures Assessed with Different Patient-Reported Outcome Measures, click here to view.
Should Clinically Meaningful Outcomes in Cancer Be Based on Individual Survival Rather than Median Overall Survival? Click here to view.
Extending the Reach of Evidence-Based Medicine: A Proposed Categorization of Lower-Level Evidence, click here to view.
10. AHRQ Effective Program Updates
Management of Insomnia Disorder - Consumer and Clinician Summaries, click here to view
Harms of First-Line Depression Treatment in Older Adults, click here to view.
Management of Renal Masses and Localized Renal Cell Carcinoma: Current State of the Evidence - Clinician Summary, click here to view.
Stroke Prevention in Atrial Fibrillation Patients: A Systematic Review Update, click here to view.
Venous Thromboembolism Prophylaxis in Major Orthopedic Surgery: Systematic Review Update, click here to view.
Nonsurgical Treatments for Urinary Incontinence in Adult Women: A Systematic Review Update -- Research Protocol, click here to view.
Drug Therapy for Early Rheumatoid Arthritis in Adults – An Update -- Research Protocol, click here to view.
Psychological and Pharmacological Treatments for Adults with Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD): A Systematic Review Update -- Research Protocol, click here to view
Tympanostomy Tubes in Children with Otitis Media -- Final Report, click here to view
Treatment of Osteoarthritis of the Knee: An Update Review -- Final Report, click here to view.
Assessment Tools for Palliative Care -- Final Report, click here to view.
Noninvasive, Nonpharmacological Treatment for Chronic Pain, click here to view.
The Role of Immunotherapy in the Treatment of Asthma, click here to view
In a letter to acting Health and Human Services Secretary Eric Hargan, Partnership to Improve Patient Care (PIPC) Chairman Tony Coelho expresses serious concerns with the proposal in the Massachusetts 1115 waiver amendment that would potentially limit access to new and innovative drug therapies. Chairman Coelho suggests to Secretary Hargan that the State of Massachusetts look to entities such as PCORI for insights on how to measure comparative effectiveness of treatments in real world situations. "We encourage states like Massachusetts to invest in the development of shared decision-making tools that reflect how treatments impact patients in real-world circumstances, so that patients are able to choose the treatment that is most effective for their individual needs," wrote Chairman Coelho. "You have an opportunity to partner with patients and people with disabilities to determine the outcomes that matter most to them in their treatment, measure those outcomes, and translate that information into tools that ensure patients get the right care at the right time.” Click here to read the letter.
2. The Hill: Instead of 'Fail First,' Put Patients First
Sharad Lakhanpal and Ann Palmer write about the necessity of putting the patient-doctor relationship firs in The Hill. “...No patient should be forced to endure ineffective treatments just to satisfy an insurer's unnecessary step therapy process. Rather, the patient's relationship with his or her physician - and that physician's understanding of the patient's disease and unique medical history - must remain paramount in the clinical decision-making process.” Click here to read the article.
3. The 2017 PCORI Annual Meeting: “A Report on Our Progress and Promise”
Joe Selby previews the 2017 PCORI Annual Meeting for The PCORI Blog. “...Along with highlighting important and useful research evidence, this year's Annual Meeting showcases our work to enhance public access to research results. These efforts include supporting open science by developing and pilot testing our draft policy on sharing data generated in PCORI-funded studies, conducting peer review of all PCORI-funded projects and posting peer-reviewed results to PCORI's website, and launching our new program that funds dissemination and implementation of PCORI-study findings.” Click here to read the blog.
4. Older Adults Webinar Series: Collaborative Care Medicare Codes
This Friday, SAMHSA will be hosting a webinar that will focus on the recently introduced Medicare payment codes for collaborative care, with a specific focus on the use of codes within behavioral health contexts. The presenters will discuss the role of collaborative care in Medicare, and identify and discuss the application of new payment codes and behavioral health integration. There will also be time for questions. Click here to register
5. CMS Releases RFI on New Direction for CMMI - Comments Due November 20!
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) issued a Request for Information (RFI) seeking insights on a new direction to promote patient-centered care and test market-driven reforms that empower beneficiaries as consumers, provide price transparency, increase choices and competition to drive quality, reduce costs, and improve outcomes. In response, the Chairman Tony Coelho of the Partnership to Improve Patient Care (PIPC) applauded CMS and Administrator Verma for making strong statements in support of patients and patient-centered care, and releasing an RFI to set a new direction for the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation that supports patients, caregivers and people with disabilities. PIPC has long advocated for CMMI to engage patients and people with disabilities early in the development of patient-centered demonstrations that have the potential to improve patient outcomes while lowering costs. As part of the effort to move CMMI in a new direction, Chairman Coelho urges CMMI to establish meaningful mechanisms for patients and people with disabilities to engage in the development of these models. He also urges CMS to develop meaningful patient-centeredness criteria that would enable CMMI and the public to determine whether APMs are truly putting patients first. PIPC is reviewing the RFI in more detail and looks forward to working with CMMI on a new direction that puts patients at the center. Additional information on PIPC’s recommendations for patient engagement and patient-centeredness at CMMI can be found here. Click here to view the RFI. Comments are due November 20, 2017.
6. CMS Measure Development Education and Outreach Series
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid announced that they are seeking participants for the Measure Development Education and Outreach series, specifically for stakeholders invested in the Quality Payment Program (QPP) quality measurement development. “In partnership with our Measure Management System (MMS) contractor, Battelle, CMS will be hosting a monthly series of educational presentations on the measure development process and related topics that will include the opportunity for open discussion on measure development with CMS and your peer organizations. In addition to these education and outreach sessions, we are also offering groups currently developing QPP quality measures an opportunity to share your proposed measures and measure concepts with CMS through a spotlight series.” Contact [email protected] if you are interested in participating.
7. Epilepsy Foundation: 2017-2018 AAHD Frederick J. Krause Scholarship on Health and Disability
The American Association on Health and Disability’s Frederick J. Krause Scholarship on Health and Disability is currently accepting applications. The scholarship honors Frederick J. Krause, a lifelong advocate for those with disabilities who passed away in 2014. Beginning with his role as a special education teacher, Mr. Krause’s distinguished career in advocacy included service in the federal government and the cofounding of the American Association on Health and Disability. The scholarship pays tribute to Mr. Krause by awarding scholarships to students with disabilities that are pursuing an education on disability-related topics. Click here to apply. Deadline: November 15, 2017.
8. Upcoming Events and Webinars
PCORI Board of Governors Meeting
October 30, 2017
Click here for details.
2017 PCORI Annual Meeting
October 31-November 2, 2017
Click here for details.
Getting to Know PCORI: From Application to Closeout (2017 Annual Meeting Session)
November 2, 2017
Click here for details.
Advisory Panel on Assessment of Prevention, Diagnosis and Treatment Options Fall 2017 Meeting
November 3, 2017
Click here for details.
Advisory Panel on Communication and Dissemination Research Fall 2017 Meeting
November 3, 2017
Click here for details.
PCORnet Best Practice Sharing Session – PCORnet Commons Tools for Electronic Consent Workgroup Webinar Series: Part 2. Best Practices
November 13, 2017
Click here for details.
NPC @ 13th Annual Personalized Medicine Conference
November 14-16, 2017
Click here for details.
PCORI Online Application Submission Webinar for Cycle 2 2017 Targeted PFAs
November 15, 2017
Click here for details.
Webinar: ”Real-World Evidence: Proven Results in Pressure Injury Prevention”
November 16, 2017
Click here for details.
The Next Wave in Adaptive Biomedical Innovation: Advancing Platform Trials into End-to-End Rapid Learning Systems
December 12-13, 2017
Click here for details.
9. Medical Journal Articles
The Role of Condition-Specific Preference-Based Measures in Health Technology Assessment, click here to view.
Hospital Cost Impact of Orbital Atherectomy with Angioplasty for Critical Limb Ischemia Treatment: A Modeling Approach, click here to view.
Real-World Evidence: Useful in the Real World of US Payer Decision Making? How? When? And What Studies? Click here to view.
Targeted Identification of Adverse Events in Coronary Artery Disease Patients Based on Patient-Reported Outcomes, click here to view.
Use of Patient-Reported Outcomes and Satisfaction for Quality Assessments, click here to view.
Patient-Reported Outcomes in Cancer Care — Hearing the Patient Voice at Greater Volume, click here to view.
Comparing Levels of Evidence Between Choosing Wisely and Essential Evidence Plus, click here to view.
Low-Cost, High-Volume Health Services Contribute The Most To Unnecessary Health Spending, click here to view.
Scale Linking to Enable Patient-Reported Outcome Performance Measures Assessed with Different Patient-Reported Outcome Measures, click here to view.
Should Clinically Meaningful Outcomes in Cancer Be Based on Individual Survival Rather than Median Overall Survival? Click here to view.
Extending the Reach of Evidence-Based Medicine: A Proposed Categorization of Lower-Level Evidence, click here to view.
10. AHRQ Effective Program Updates
Management of Insomnia Disorder - Consumer and Clinician Summaries, click here to view
Harms of First-Line Depression Treatment in Older Adults, click here to view.
Management of Renal Masses and Localized Renal Cell Carcinoma: Current State of the Evidence - Clinician Summary, click here to view.
Stroke Prevention in Atrial Fibrillation Patients: A Systematic Review Update, click here to view.
Venous Thromboembolism Prophylaxis in Major Orthopedic Surgery: Systematic Review Update, click here to view.
Nonsurgical Treatments for Urinary Incontinence in Adult Women: A Systematic Review Update -- Research Protocol, click here to view.
Drug Therapy for Early Rheumatoid Arthritis in Adults – An Update -- Research Protocol, click here to view.
Psychological and Pharmacological Treatments for Adults with Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD): A Systematic Review Update -- Research Protocol, click here to view
Tympanostomy Tubes in Children with Otitis Media -- Final Report, click here to view
Treatment of Osteoarthritis of the Knee: An Update Review -- Final Report, click here to view.
Assessment Tools for Palliative Care -- Final Report, click here to view.
Noninvasive, Nonpharmacological Treatment for Chronic Pain, click here to view.
The Role of Immunotherapy in the Treatment of Asthma, click here to view
