In This Week’s Issue:
1. See How Health Stakeholders Can Partner with Policymakers! Click here to fill out PIPC’s survey, click here to view compiled list.
2. PIPC Member HCMSG Listed as Best HCV Blog of 2016 by Healthline, click here to for details.
3. LAN Releases Population-Based Payment Fact Sheets, see details below.
4. PCORI Blog: Engaging Clinicians in Patient-Centered Research, click here to view the blog post.
5. Are Insurance Policies Saving Patients Money, or Keeping Them from the Treatment They Need?, click here to view the article.
6. Medical Journal Articles, see details below.
7. Upcoming Events and Webinars, see details below.
8. AHRQ Effective Program Updates, see details below.
1. See How Health Stakeholders Can Partner with Policymakers! Click here to fill out PIPC’s survey, click here to view compiled list.
2. PIPC Member HCMSG Listed as Best HCV Blog of 2016 by Healthline, click here to for details.
3. LAN Releases Population-Based Payment Fact Sheets, see details below.
4. PCORI Blog: Engaging Clinicians in Patient-Centered Research, click here to view the blog post.
5. Are Insurance Policies Saving Patients Money, or Keeping Them from the Treatment They Need?, click here to view the article.
6. Medical Journal Articles, see details below.
7. Upcoming Events and Webinars, see details below.
8. AHRQ Effective Program Updates, see details below.
1. See How Health Stakeholders Can Partner with Policymakers!
The Partnership to Improve Patient Care (PIPC) compiled a list of patient-centered resources that policymakers can and should be using to inform their development of public policy. We know that groups representing patients and people with disabilities know the populations they serve better than anyone, and that patients and people with disabilities bring credible and insightful data to the table. We would very much appreciate you providing to us though this survey a list of the resources your organization is willing and able to provide to inform the development and implementation of new payment models, quality measures and shared decision-making tools. Hopefully, this work will facilitate more direct engagement of patients and people with disabilities in policymaking. Click here to fill out PIPC’s survey. Click here to view the compiled list of patient resources on our website.
2. PIPC Member HCMSG Listed as Best HCV Blog of 2016 by Healthline
The Hepatitis C Mentor and Support Group, Inc. blog has made Healthline's list of the Best Hepatitis C Blogs of 2016! Healthline's editors selected each winner based on their reach to educate, inspire, and empower their readers with frequent updates and high quality information. Click here to view the list.
3. LAN Releases Population-Based Payment Fact Sheets
The Healthcare Payment Learning and Action Network (LAN) recently released a series of white papers outlining recommendations for population-based payment (PBP) models. Accompanying the papers are a host of fact sheets, infographics, FAQs, and other resources that may be helpful to stakeholders implementing alternative payment models (APMs). Check out the new fact sheets highlighting key elements from each of the PBP papers:
4. PCORI Blog: Engaging Clinicians in Patient-Centered Research
As PCORI’s Mira Grieser, MHS, Cathy Gurgol, MS and Susan Hildebrandt, comment on The PCORI Blog, “[A]s we all know, clinicians are already overwhelmed with the responsibilities their important jobs demand. To engage them in research, investigators must demonstrate how a project can benefit their practices and their patients. Below, we highlight three PCORI-funded projects that have used creative means to engage clinicians in their studies.” Click here to view the blog post.
5. Are Insurance Policies Saving Patients Money, or Keeping Them from the Treatment They Need?
A recent article in STAT highlights the potential impact of restricting patient access to the treatments suggested by their clinicians. “Dr. Steven D. Pearson, founder of the Institute for Clinical and Economic Review (ICER), a health care industry think tank, said that in situations in which two treatments would likely offer equal benefits, ‘most people would say it's reasonable to try the less expensive one first.’ But ‘the important nuance comes when there might be specific reasons where a patient or doctor feels like the more expensive drug would work better,’ he said. ‘So it all depends on what the harm would be if they tried the less expensive one first.’” Click here to view the article.
6. Medical Journal Articles
A Systematic Review of Observational Studies Evaluating Costs of Adverse Drug Reactions, click here to view.
Specifying a Conceptual Treatment Choice Relationship Before Analysis is Necessary for Comparative Effectiveness Research, click here to view.
Stakeholders' Perspectives on Stakeholder-Engaged Research (SER): Strategies to Operationalize Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Principles for SER, click here to view.
Stakeholders' Views on the Ethical Challenges of Pragmatic Trials Investigating Pharmaceutical Drugs, click here to view.
A Common Reference-Based Indirect Comparison Meta-Analysis of Eslicarbazepine Versus Lacosamide as Add on Treatments for Focal Epilepsy, click here to view.
Why Do Health Technology Assessment Coverage Recommendations for the Same Drugs Differ Across Settings? Applying a Mixed Methods Framework to Systematically Compare Orphan Drug Decisions in Four European Countries, click here to view.
A Call for Comparative Effectiveness Research to Learn Whether Routine Clinical Care Decisions Can Protect from Dementia and Cognitive Decline, click here to view.
Comparative Effectiveness of Levetiracetam, Valproate and Carbamazepine Among Elderly Patients with Newly Diagnosed Epilepsy: Subgroup Analysis of the Randomized, Unblinded KOMET Study, click here to view.
7. Upcoming Events and Webinars
PCORI: Cycle 3 2016 Improving Methods PFA LOI Town Hall
August 31, 2016, 1:30 - 3:00PM EDT
Click here for details.
AHCJ Fellowship on Comparative Effectiveness Research
September 11-15, 2016
Click here for details.
Getting to Know PCORI: From Application to Closeout (September 2016)
September 20, 2016, 9:00AM - 5:00PM EDT
Click here for details.
PCORI Board of Governors Meeting
September 27, 2016, 12:00PM - 1:30PM EDT
Click here for details.
Assessing Value: Promise & Pitfalls
September 29, 2016
Click here for details.
LAN Webinar: Building a Robust Data Infrastructure that Supports APMs
October 5, 2016, 2:00PM ET
Click here for details.
8. AHRQ Effective Program Updates
Assessment Tools for Palliative Care, click here to view.
Renal Artery Stenosis Management Strategies: An Updated Comparative Effectiveness Review -- Final Report, click here to view.
Treatments for Adults with Schizophrenia -- Research Protocol, click here to view.
Contrast-induced Nephropathy -- Clinician Summary, click here to view.
Transitional Care Interventions To Prevent Readmissions for People With Heart Failure -- Policymaker Summary, click here to view.
Pharmacotherapy for Adults With Alcohol Use Disorder in Outpatient Settings -- Policymaker Summary, click here to view.
The Partnership to Improve Patient Care (PIPC) compiled a list of patient-centered resources that policymakers can and should be using to inform their development of public policy. We know that groups representing patients and people with disabilities know the populations they serve better than anyone, and that patients and people with disabilities bring credible and insightful data to the table. We would very much appreciate you providing to us though this survey a list of the resources your organization is willing and able to provide to inform the development and implementation of new payment models, quality measures and shared decision-making tools. Hopefully, this work will facilitate more direct engagement of patients and people with disabilities in policymaking. Click here to fill out PIPC’s survey. Click here to view the compiled list of patient resources on our website.
2. PIPC Member HCMSG Listed as Best HCV Blog of 2016 by Healthline
The Hepatitis C Mentor and Support Group, Inc. blog has made Healthline's list of the Best Hepatitis C Blogs of 2016! Healthline's editors selected each winner based on their reach to educate, inspire, and empower their readers with frequent updates and high quality information. Click here to view the list.
3. LAN Releases Population-Based Payment Fact Sheets
The Healthcare Payment Learning and Action Network (LAN) recently released a series of white papers outlining recommendations for population-based payment (PBP) models. Accompanying the papers are a host of fact sheets, infographics, FAQs, and other resources that may be helpful to stakeholders implementing alternative payment models (APMs). Check out the new fact sheets highlighting key elements from each of the PBP papers:
4. PCORI Blog: Engaging Clinicians in Patient-Centered Research
As PCORI’s Mira Grieser, MHS, Cathy Gurgol, MS and Susan Hildebrandt, comment on The PCORI Blog, “[A]s we all know, clinicians are already overwhelmed with the responsibilities their important jobs demand. To engage them in research, investigators must demonstrate how a project can benefit their practices and their patients. Below, we highlight three PCORI-funded projects that have used creative means to engage clinicians in their studies.” Click here to view the blog post.
5. Are Insurance Policies Saving Patients Money, or Keeping Them from the Treatment They Need?
A recent article in STAT highlights the potential impact of restricting patient access to the treatments suggested by their clinicians. “Dr. Steven D. Pearson, founder of the Institute for Clinical and Economic Review (ICER), a health care industry think tank, said that in situations in which two treatments would likely offer equal benefits, ‘most people would say it's reasonable to try the less expensive one first.’ But ‘the important nuance comes when there might be specific reasons where a patient or doctor feels like the more expensive drug would work better,’ he said. ‘So it all depends on what the harm would be if they tried the less expensive one first.’” Click here to view the article.
6. Medical Journal Articles
A Systematic Review of Observational Studies Evaluating Costs of Adverse Drug Reactions, click here to view.
Specifying a Conceptual Treatment Choice Relationship Before Analysis is Necessary for Comparative Effectiveness Research, click here to view.
Stakeholders' Perspectives on Stakeholder-Engaged Research (SER): Strategies to Operationalize Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Principles for SER, click here to view.
Stakeholders' Views on the Ethical Challenges of Pragmatic Trials Investigating Pharmaceutical Drugs, click here to view.
A Common Reference-Based Indirect Comparison Meta-Analysis of Eslicarbazepine Versus Lacosamide as Add on Treatments for Focal Epilepsy, click here to view.
Why Do Health Technology Assessment Coverage Recommendations for the Same Drugs Differ Across Settings? Applying a Mixed Methods Framework to Systematically Compare Orphan Drug Decisions in Four European Countries, click here to view.
A Call for Comparative Effectiveness Research to Learn Whether Routine Clinical Care Decisions Can Protect from Dementia and Cognitive Decline, click here to view.
Comparative Effectiveness of Levetiracetam, Valproate and Carbamazepine Among Elderly Patients with Newly Diagnosed Epilepsy: Subgroup Analysis of the Randomized, Unblinded KOMET Study, click here to view.
7. Upcoming Events and Webinars
PCORI: Cycle 3 2016 Improving Methods PFA LOI Town Hall
August 31, 2016, 1:30 - 3:00PM EDT
Click here for details.
AHCJ Fellowship on Comparative Effectiveness Research
September 11-15, 2016
Click here for details.
Getting to Know PCORI: From Application to Closeout (September 2016)
September 20, 2016, 9:00AM - 5:00PM EDT
Click here for details.
PCORI Board of Governors Meeting
September 27, 2016, 12:00PM - 1:30PM EDT
Click here for details.
Assessing Value: Promise & Pitfalls
September 29, 2016
Click here for details.
LAN Webinar: Building a Robust Data Infrastructure that Supports APMs
October 5, 2016, 2:00PM ET
Click here for details.
8. AHRQ Effective Program Updates
Assessment Tools for Palliative Care, click here to view.
Renal Artery Stenosis Management Strategies: An Updated Comparative Effectiveness Review -- Final Report, click here to view.
Treatments for Adults with Schizophrenia -- Research Protocol, click here to view.
Contrast-induced Nephropathy -- Clinician Summary, click here to view.
Transitional Care Interventions To Prevent Readmissions for People With Heart Failure -- Policymaker Summary, click here to view.
Pharmacotherapy for Adults With Alcohol Use Disorder in Outpatient Settings -- Policymaker Summary, click here to view.
