Video and Whitepaper from Comparative Effectiveness Research Symposium now available on The Lewin Group Center for Comparative Effectiveness Research Website

October 13, 2010

Keynotes Given by Carolyn Clancy (AHRQ) and David Blumenthal (ONC)

FALLS CHURCH, VA – October 12, 2010 – The Lewin Group Center for Comparative Effectiveness Research has released a summary whitepaper and video clips from the invitation-only June 15, 2010 Comparative Effectiveness Research  (CER) Symposium "Responding to the National CER Agenda: Evolving Data Sources and Analytics."  You can find the full video for the two keynote addresses from Carolyn Clancy, MD, Director, Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) and David Blumenthal, MD, Chairman, Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology, and other video segments and slide decks from panel discussions. 

Now available at /cer/symposium/:

• CER Symposium Summary paper
• Video: Complete keynote by Carolyn Clancy, MD, Director, Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ)
• Video: Complete keynote by David Blumenthal, MD, Chairman, Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology
• Slide presentations and video clips from all panelists
• Topics discussed include
  • Uses of new data sources in CER and ways to link claims data to outcomes
  • Limits of randomized clinical trials in CER
  • Propensity scoring, selection bias, and decomposition analysis
  • HIPAA constraints, privacy and confidentiality.  

This invitation-only symposium addressed the role that data play in the implementation of CER projects.  Senior government officials, policy and thought leaders, and academics focused on CER attended the event.

The Lewin Group Center for CER is a national leader in the field of CER. We combine consulting, research, and data assets to advance the health care industry's understanding—and application—of the most effective clinical protocols available.  We provide support to government and industry CER programs.  Check back periodically to learn more about how CER’s effects begin to be realized as health care reform is implemented, and as this important initiative develops.

For more information, visit www.lewin.com/cer.

About The Center and The Lewin Group
The Lewin Group Center for Comparative Effectiveness Research draws on expertise from The Lewin Group, i3, and Ingenix to provide independent, data-driven, evidence-based policy recommendations regarding approaches for implementing CER and evaluating its impact. We work with government, private sector, and academic institutions to establish CER programs, design and facilitate appropriately conducted research, provide access to data sets required for sound CER programs, and interpret and communicate CER findings. This research can inform the decisions that help achieve the most effective patient outcomes, health care policies, and deployment of health care resources. For more information, visit www.lewin.com/cer. 

The Lewin Group is a premier national health care and human services consulting firm with more than 40 years’ experience finding answers and solving problems for leading organizations in the public, nonprofit, and private sectors. For more information on The Lewin Group, visit www.lewin.com.   The Lewin Group is an Ingenix company.  Ingenix, a wholly-owned subsidiary of UnitedHealth Group, was founded in 1996 to develop, acquire and integrate the world's best-in-class health care information technology capabilities.  For more information, visit www.ingenix.com.  The Lewin Group operates with editorial independence and provides its clients with the very best expert and impartial health care and human services policy research and consulting services.

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