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PCORI in the hot seat | New agency needs to set a bold comparative effectiveness research agenda
By Merrill Goozner | April 27, 2013 | Print Magazine Print Magazine Subscription Details
Comparative effectiveness research—learning what works best in medicine—is a great idea whose time has come.
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Ascension Health promotes Patricia Maryland to president of healthcare operations, and other moves
By Modern Healthcare | April 27, 2013 | Print Magazine Print Magazine Subscription Details
Ascension Health, St. Louis, promoted Patricia Maryland to president of healthcare operations and COO, effective July 1. Maryland, 59, is the Michigan ministry market leader for Ascension Health and president and CEO of St. John Providence Health System in Detroit. In her new role, Maryland...
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PCORI names Luce chief science officer
By Maureen McKinney | April 24, 2013 | Basic Web Basic Web Subscription Details
Bryan Luce has been named the first chief science officer of the Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute, a Washington-based independent not-for-profit established by the healthcare reform law to fund and promote comparative-effectiveness research.
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PCORI plans national comparative-effectiveness research network
By Andis Robeznieks | April 23, 2013 | Basic Web Basic Web Subscription Details
Geared toward boosting “the nation's capacity to efficiently conduct comparative clinical effectiveness research,” the Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute announced it will spend up to $68 million to support the development of an interoperable network of research networks.
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Binder, Haywood among PCORI panelists
By Maureen McKinney | April 01, 2013
Leah Binder, president and CEO of the Leapfrog Group, and Dr. Trent Haywood, chief medical officer of the Blue Cross and Blue Shield Association, are among the final roster of 84 individuals chosen by the Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute to serve on its four advisory panels, the...
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Project to test effectiveness of YMCA diabetes program
By Jaimy Lee | February 23, 2013 | Basic Web Basic Web Subscription Details
The YMCA of the USA will provide its diabetes-prevention program to 10,000 Medicare beneficiaries in 17 communities as part of a demonstration project aimed at lowering the incidence of Type 2 diabetes, reducing medical costs and testing the effectiveness of the Y's program.
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Study adds to questions about proton-beam therapy's value
By Jaimy Lee | December 14, 2012 | Basic Web Basic Web Subscription Details
Proton-beam therapy, an expensive and emerging treatment for prostate cancer, is no more effective than standard radiotherapy in patients one year after they underwent treatment, according to a new study's findings.
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PCORI announces $12 million in research funds
By Maureen McKinney | November 20, 2012 | Basic Web Basic Web Subscription Details
The Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute is seeking applications for $12 million in funds for projects that address gaps in comparative-effectiveness research methods.
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PCORI, innovation efforts expected to continue
By Maureen McKinney | November 07, 2012 | Basic Web Basic Web Subscription Details
Following President Barack Obama's Election Day victory, things are likely to continue on largely as planned at the Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute, the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation and other entities created by the healthcare reform law, experts say.
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