Poll of 2,000 registered voters finds most Americans want to decide the best course of treatment with their doctors and oppose government intervention in medical care as proposed by CMS
In This Week’s Issue:
1. PIPC Patient Access Alert: CMS’ Part B Demonstration, click here for details. 2. LAN Consumer and Patient Affinity Group Principles, click here to view. 3. NHC Webinar: The Patient Voice in Value, click here to view the webcast. 4. Health Affairs April Issue: Patients' & Consumers' Use Of Evidence, click here to view the blog post. 5. Forbes: Value In Healthcare -- Time To Stop Scratching The Surface, click here to view the article. 6. Patient-Centered Diabetes Research Needs Primary Care Perspectives, click here to view the blog post. CMS’ Proposed Use of Comparative and Cost-Effectiveness Standards: What It Means for Patients4/8/2016
On March 8, 2016, the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) proposed a new Part B Drug Payment Model. Among its provisions, the proposal calls for use of comparative effectiveness research (CER) and cost-effectiveness reports as the basis for national Medicare policy, in direct conflict with the patient-centeredness movement. Since its inception, the Partnership to Improve Patient Care (PIPC) has been strongly opposed to misuse of CER and cost effectiveness in government policies. This proposal appears to have been rushed forward with little or no patient input. The phase involving centralized use of CER and cost-effectiveness begins early in 2017, eventually covering 50% of providers and patients, leaving little time for meaningful patient engagement.
On March 8, 2016, the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) proposed a new Part B Drug Payment Model calling for centralized use of comparative effectiveness and cost-effectiveness reports as the basis for national Medicare policy. The Partnership to Improve Patient Care (PIPC) is strongly opposed to the approach outlined by CMS and asks asks all stakeholders to alert Congress to the serious concerns brought on by CMS' proposed Part B Drug Payment Model.
In This Week’s Issue:
1. PIPC Alert on Patient Access! see details below. 2. NHC Webinar: The Patient Voice in Value, click here to view the webcast. 3. Weighing Value and Patient Preference in Cancer Care: NCCN Evidence Blocks, click here to view the article. 4. CMS Seeks Input on Medicare's Value-Based Insurance Design Model, click here to view the article. 5. Rethinking ‘Patient Centricity’: Using Technologies To Distribute Clinical Trial Results Direct To Patient, click here to view the article. 6. GAO Issues Favorable Report on PCORI Financing, click here to view the report. 7. Video: PCORnet Best Kept Secret of a National Treasure, click here to view the video. In This Week’s Issue:
1. Health Affairs Briefing: Patients' And Consumers' Use Of Evidence, click here for details and to register. 2. Blog: Core Quality Measures Have Value for APMs, click here to view the blog post. 3. HCMSG Seeks Participants for Survey on Psychology in Hep C Patients, click here for more information and to take the short survey. 4. PCORI Blog: How Parents and Patients Can Make A Difference in Obesity, click here to view the blog post. In This Week’s Issue:
1. Deadline Extension: PCORI Advisory Panel Applications/Nominations, click here for details. 2. Survey: Impact of Comparative Effectiveness Research on Health Care Decision-Making Still Three to Five Years in the Future, click here to view the press release. 3. NQF Announces a Call for Nominations for its Measure Applications Partnership, click here for details. 4. Health Affairs Blog: The Economics Of Paying For Value, click here to view the blog post. 5. PCORI Welcomes New AHRQ Acting Director Sharon Arnold to Board of Governors, click here to view the press release. 6. PCORI Blog: Strategies to Encourage Good Nutrition and Healthy Weight, click here to view the blog post. In This Week’s Issue:
1. CMS Proposes Controversial Medicare Part B Drug Demonstration, see details below. 2. Health Affairs Blog: Measures That Matter — But To Whom?, click here to view the post. 3. LAN Blog: Ensuring the Debate has the Patient in Mind and in the Room, click here to view the blog post. 4. PCORI Blog: Advancing Research by Giving Patients Greater Access to Their Health Data, click here to view the blog post. 5. PCORI Blog: A Multifaceted Disease Requires a Patient-Centered Response, click here to view the blog post. In This Week’s Issue:
1. LAN: Last Day to Comment on Patient Attribution and Financial Benchmarking White Paper, see details below. 2. Health Affairs Blog: Patients Must Be Part Of Defining Quality And Increasing Value, click here to view the blog post. 3. Kaiser Health News: Medical Advocates Can Help Guide Patients On Difficult Care Choices, click here to view the article. 4. Video: ‘PIPC Patient’ Letitia Brown-James Pays it Forward, click here to view her video. 5. Bioprocess Online: Bringing Patient Centricity To Biologics Drug Development, click here to view the article. 6. Bloomberg BNA: PCORI Network to Enable EHR Data Sharing for Research, click here to view (subscription only). 7. Value-Based Health Care: A New Flight Pattern, click here to view the article. 8. PCORI Blogs: New Methodology Standards; How PCOR Helps Families With Rare Diseases, click here and here to view the posts. In This Week’s Issue:
1. Wall Street Journal: If Only Health Care Would Focus On This One Thing, click here to view the article. 2. Modern Healthcare: Hard Work Ahead on Adopting Uniform Quality Measures, click here to view the article. 3. AHRQ Solicits Public Input on Patient Engagement and Other Quality Measures, click here to view the announcement. 4. For Physician Quality Measures, CMS Has Received the Message: Simpler is Better, click here to view the article. 5. HealthExec: Study Examines First 6 Rounds of PCORI Funding, click here to view the article. 6. PCORI Videos: Changing the Conversation on Healthcare Research; Beyond Funding Research, click here and here to view the videos. 7. Medpage: Coalition of Healthcare Leaders Urges 6 Key Reforms, including Patient Engagement, click here to view article. In This Week’s Issue:
1. LAN: Comment Period Open: Patient Attribution & Financial Benchmarking, see details below. 2. PCORI Invites Applications for Advisory Panels, click here to learn about the review and selection process. 3. The Hill: Drive to Focus Medicare Dollars on Quality-Based Care Nears Goal, click hereto view the article. 4. The New Norm of Patient-Centered Communication: Shared Decision Making, clickhere to view the blog post. 5. ACRO Launches Real World Data Video Series, click here to view the videos. 6. Health Affairs: Patients Are The Sun: The Imperative For Consumer Engagement In Transforming Health Care, click here to view the article. In This Week’s Issue:
1. PIPC Chairman Coelho: Holding Health Systems Accountable for Patient Value, click here to view the full post. 2. National Quality Forum Update on Measure Applications Partnership, click here to view the report to HHS. 3. Video: Dr Patrick Conway Discusses the Move to Value-Based Care, click here to view the video. 4. Four Critical Trends Physicians Must Keep Top of Mind in 2016, click here to view the article. ![]() What's the most important question facing any patient with a life-threatening illness? "Which treatment option is best for me?" By most accounts, this is a good problem to have; giving patients a range of treatment options, and the ability to make an informed choice about the regimen that most directly aligns with their personal health priorities is fundamental to high-quality, individualized health care. But along with these new methods for treatment come difficult questions. Do I want the more aggressive or conservative therapy? Is my quality of life during treatment more important than returning to work quickly? Which course of action has more tolerable side effects? Can I afford the care I need? What's the most important question facing any patient with a life-threatening illness?
"Which treatment option is best for me?" By most accounts, this is a good problem to have; giving patients a range of treatment options, and the ability to make an informed choice about the regimen that most directly aligns with their personal health priorities is fundamental to high-quality, individualized health care. But along with these new methods for treatment come difficult questions. Do I want the more aggressive or conservative therapy? Is my quality of life during treatment more important than returning to work quickly? Which course of action has more tolerable side effects? Can I afford the care I need? In This Week’s Issue:
1. PIPC Comments on Bipartisan Chronic Care Work Group Policy Options Document, click here to view the letter. 2. Video: PIPC and Avalere Hold Webinar on Alternative Payment Models (APMs), clickhere to view an archived webcast of the webinar. 3. GAO Invites MedPAC Nominations (Due: March 9), click here for additional information on how to apply. 4. PCORI Board Approves $70 Million for New Patient-Centered Research Studies, clickhere to view the press release. 5. Patient-Reported Outcomes: Engaging Patients As Partners For Better Pharmacovigilance Practices, click here to view the article. 6. Experts Share Concepts of Quality Measures and Pay-for-Performance With Hematologists, click here to view the article. |
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