Comparative Effectiveness:
The Impact on Managed Care and Patient Outcomes

A continuing medical education activity sponsored by NAMCP and AAMCN
This activity was held live at the 2009 Spring Managed Care Forum.

This activity is valid from August 7, 2009 to August 31, 2010
 
 

Audience: This activity is intended for healthcare professionals practicing in managed care environments.

This activity is supported by an educational grant from Genentech
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Instructions for CME/CEU:  View the presentation, answer the post test, complete the evaluation form and submit to keads@namcp.org.  A score of 70% must be achieved on the post test to receive continuing education credits. You will have the option on the post test/evaluation page to submit your forms electronically or by faxing them to Katie Eads at 804-747-5316.

Summary
Although discussed and debated for several years, comparative effectiveness research is coming to the forefront as health care reform again becomes a federal government focus. There is significant debate ongoing about how to best fund, implement, and apply comparative effectiveness research. The recent economic stimulus bill has postponed some of the debate by providing a significant amount of money for this type of research.

Objectives

  • Define comparative effectiveness

  • Identify the role of the AHRQ and the Institute of Medicine in determining comparative/clinical effectiveness

  • Discuss how clinical effectiveness studies can be implemented and disseminated

  • Recognize the Institute of Medicine’s recommendations for priorities in clinical effectiveness reviews

  • Describe the role of comparative effectiveness in managing a patient population

  • Recognize appropriate stakeholders in comparative effectiveness research

  • Interpret the impact of comparative effectiveness on managed care

Faculty: Melissa K. Bianchi
Partner, Hogan and Hartson, LLP
   

Disclosure:

 Partner at a law firm that represents many different “commercial interests” to include multiple pharmaceutical manufacturers, health plans, hospitals and other healthcare products.
  The NAMCP planning committee has no real or perceived financial relationships to disclose.

Accreditation & Designation
The National Association of Managed Care Physicians (NAMCP) is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to sponsor continuing medical education for physicians. NAMCP designates this activity for a maximum of 1 AMA PRA Category I creditsTM. Each physician should claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

The American Association of Managed Care Nurses (AAMCN) has been approved as a provider of continuing education by the Virginia Nurses Association (VNA). VNA is accredited as an approver of continuing education in nursing by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation. Nurses who complete this activity will be awarded 1.0 contact hours.

This activity has been approved by the American Board of Managed Care Nursing for 1.0 contact hours toward CMCN recertification requirements.
   

This activity is supported by an educational grant from Genentech