The National Comparative Effectiveness Summit will be held September 16 – 17, 2009 at the Marriott Wardman Park Hotel, in Washington, DC.

The purpose of the National Comparative Effectiveness Summit is to provide an overview of the current status of comparative effectiveness research in the United States, to draw lessons for the CER experience in other countries and to identify the practical implications of CER for various actors in the healthcare industry, including payors and health plans, hospital and health systems, physician organizations, clinicians and other healthcare professionals and pharmaceutical, biotechnology and medical device manufacturers.

The organizers of the summit explain the will feature the following sessions:

SPECIAL PRECONFERENCE SESSION:
Assuring that Comparative Effectiveness Research Extends to Treatment Delivery Methods, including Inpatient Hospitalist and Chronic Care Delivery Methods

AND SPECIAL SESSIONS ON:

  • Methods and Data Infrastructure Needed for Comparative Effectiveness Research
  • The Advantages of Comparative Effectiveness Research
  • The Limits of Comparative Effectiveness Research
  • An Overview of Federal Stimulus Funding of Comparative Effectiveness Research
  • The Role of AHRQ, HHS and NIH in Comparative Effectiveness Research
  • Seeking Effectiveness in Health Care Reform: What’s at Play in Washington?
  • The International Experience in Comparative Effectiveness Research
  • Comparing Effectively:The Role of Registries in Comparative Effectiveness Research
  • How States are Already Using Comparative and Cost-effective Research to Make Policy Decisions
  • Balancing Act: CER and Innovation in U.S. Health Care
  • The Implications of CER to Pharmaceutical Manufacturers
  • The Implications of CER to Medical Device Manufacturers
  • The Implications of CER for Private Health Insurers: Will it Impact Coverage and Payment?
  • Operational CER in a Medicare Health Plan to Develop Effective and Efficient Delivery Systems and Clinical Programs
  • The Implications of CER for Health System Group Purchasing Organizations
  • Motivations and Incentives for Clinicians to Develop and Use CER Best Practices
  • Can Consumers Use Comparative Effectiveness Information Effectively?

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