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PIPC Weekly Update - November 30, 2015

11/30/2015

In This Week’s Issue:
1. RSVP TODAY: PIPC’s 6th Annual Forum “CER in the Real World” on December 3rd, click here for details, and email [email protected] to RSVP.
2. PIPC Submits Comments on LAN APM Framework Draft White Paper, click here to view the comment letter.
3. Forbes Cites PIPC Survey in Commentary on Biosimilar Payment Rule
4. PIPC Chairman Coelho in Morning Consult: ‘Value: Just Ask The Patient’, click here to view the op-ed.
5. PIPC: Oncology Roundtable Summary and Recommendations, click here to view the summary.

PIPC Weekly Update - November 23, 2015

11/23/2015

In This Week’s Issue:
1. PIPC Chairman Coelho in Morning Consult: ‘Value: Just Ask The Patient’, click here to view the op-ed.
2. Save the Date: PIPC’s 6th Annual Forum on December 3rd, click here for details, and email [email protected] to RSVP.
3. PIPC Submits Comments on LAN APM Framework Draft White Paper, click here to view the comment letter.
4. LAN Webinar: Building a Patient-Centered Health System, click here to register for the webinar.
5. In Comments to CMS, AAHD/Lakeshore Foundation Endorses PIPC’s MACRA Comments, click here to view the comments.
6. KHN: Researchers Say Their Path To Better Health Starts With Patients’ Input, click here to view the article.

Chairman's Corner: Value-Based System Must Recognize Importance of Patient Engagement

11/19/2015

Many people want to quantify “value” in health care. But for the ultimate beneficiary, the patient, value is more personal. That doesn’t mean we can’t get better value, it just requires us to find ways that respect patients and their diverse care needs and preferences. This was the big message I took away from a roundtable recently convened by the Partnership to Improve Patient Care (PIPC) and the Cancer Support Community (CSC) with many leading organizations representing cancer patients.

Morning Consult Op-Ed: For Value in Healthcare, Just Ask the Patient

11/19/2015

PIPC Chairman Tony Coelho recently wrote an op-ed for Morning Consult discussing the Partnership's recent oncology roundtable and arguing that value-based healthcare discussions need to include patient-centeredness. As Chairman Coelho concludes, "Our healthcare system will never know how to measure and reward quaity if we don't ask patients what they value. Patients are ready to move towards better value, but to get there, you need to put us in the driver's seat."

PIPC Weekly Update - November 16, 2015

11/16/2015

In This Week’s Issue:
1. PIPC Submits Comments to CMS on MACRA, Alternative Payment Models, click here to view the comments.
2. Save the Date: PIPC’s 6th Annual Forum on December 3rd, click here for details.
3. PIPC: Oncology Roundtable Summary and Recommendations, click here to view the summary.
4. LAN Seeks Feedback on APM Framework White Paper, click here to view the white paper.
5. NHMH Receives PCORI Award to Study Mental Health Delivery in Rural Communities, click here for details.
6. Forbes: Health Care Value Assessments Versus Patients and Progress, click here to view the article.
7. PCORI, AHA to Crowdsource Key Research for Cardiovascular Disease, click here to view the press release.
8. The Hill: America's Health System Can't Put Insurers Before Patients, click here to view the op-ed.
9. AP: Patients' Needs Addressed in 'Person-Centered Health Care', click here to view the article.

PIPC Weekly Update - November 9, 2015

11/9/2015

In This Week’s Issue:
1. PIPC: Oncology Roundtable Summary and Recommendations, click here to view the summary.
2. LAN Seeks Input on Alternative Payment Models, Call Nov. 13, click here for additional information on the paper.
3. Researchers Say Their Path To Better Health Starts With Patients' Input, click here to view the article.
4. National Health Council to Join HHS Forum on Drug Costs on Nov. 20, see details below.
5. LAN Webinar on Population-Based Payment Models on Nov. 10, click here to register for the webinar.
6. NQF Seeks Nominations, Comments on Person- and Family-Centered Care, click here and here for details.
7. Patients Guide Research to Combat Diabetes, click here to view the post.

Patient and Cancer Care Leaders Release Policy Recommendations on ‘Value’ in Oncology

11/4/2015

The Partnership to Improve Patient Care (PIPC), along with nine leading patient and cancer care advocates, released a landmark set of recommendations reflecting the consensus of patient communities on how to outcomes that matter to oncology patients. The summary —based on a recent roundtable discussion convened by PIPC— outlines priorities for public policy in cancer care as the healthcare system shifts away from a fee-for-service (FFS) model to alternative payment models (APMs) that reward providers for their ability to achieve “value.”

PIPC Weekly Update - November 2, 2015

11/2/2015

In This Week’s Issue:
1. PIPC: Oncology Roundtable Summary and Recommendations, click here to view the summary.
2. PIPC Chairman Coelho: Patient-Centeredness, Comparative Effectiveness, and Value, click here to view the op-ed.
3. LAN Seeks Feedback on APM Framework White Paper, click here to view the white paper.
4. LAN: Updates from Population Based Payment (PBP) and Clinical Episodes Payment (CEP) Work Groups, see details below.
5. The Hepatitis C Education and Support Group Assistance Program, click here for details.
6. Briefing: Breaking Down Barriers to Life-Saving Treatments, click here for details.
7. New PCORI Guidelines for Research on Rare Diseases, click here to view the blog.

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