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Health Care Reform — Where Do We Go from Here?

"Interpreting Hazards: The Increasing Importance of "Antidote to Anecdote" in Managed Care" by Fairman et al

"Is "Value-Based" Value Wasted? Examining Value-Based Insurance Designs Through the Lens of Cost-Effectiveness" by Melnick et al

58% of Surgeries Performed in Hospitals are Outpatient, According to AHRQ/HCUP survey.

AHRQ Introduces New Online Technical Tutorial Series With First Module on HCUP Sample Design

Doctors Face 21% Cut In Medicare Payments.

AMCP Issues Summary of White House Health Care Reform Summit

Maximus To Continue Reviewing Medicare Part D Plan Coverage Determinations

Pharmacoeconomics to Get Bigger Budgets, According to Preliminary Survey Results (Source=Marketwire)

Healthcare Rationing by Proxy: Cost-Effectiveness Analysis and the Misuse of the $50,000 Threshold in the US by Bridges et al.

The AMCP Format for Formulary Submissions, Version 3.0

Statistical Data Resources from AMCP for benchmarking in managed care

UnitedHealthcare has launched an innovative program that offers $20 discounts off certain prescription drug co-payments

Healthcare Technology News: National Health Expenditures Top 17% of GDP

UnitedHealthcare Creates Adult National Cancer Care Registry with Data and Analysis to Support Oncologists in the Fight against Cancer

Novartis’s Afinitor Cancer Drug Rejected by U.K. Cost Agency

NEJM: “Giving Teeth to Comparative-Effectiveness Research — The Oregon Experience” by Saha et al.

Oncology Innovative Pricing deal with NICE on lung cancer drug

“Medication Adherence and Enrollment in a Consumer-Driven Health Plan” by Chen,

FDA News: NICE Outlines Appeals Process for Drug Determinations

IBI: More Than Health Promotion: How Employers Manage Health and Productivity

PR Hub: NICE Recommends Approval of New Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA) Treatment Cimzia(R) (certolizumab pegol) With First of its Kind RA Patient Access Scheme

Healthcare Technology News: Privacy Survey - In Providers We Trust

NEJM article: ‘ Uncomfortable Arithmetic — Whom to Cover versus What to Cover’ by K. Baicker and A. Chandra

NEJM article: ‘ “Play-or-Pay” Insurance Reforms for Employers — Confusion and Inequity’ by B. Herring and M.V. Pauly

Centre for Reviews and Dissemination: Cost-effectiveness of interventions to promote physical activity: a modelling study

Do Health Politicians Really Listen to Health Economists? Observations from Europe by Mittendorf et al.

The Hospitalist: Evidence-Based Medicine Curveball

Health Care Reform and the Need for Comparative-Effectiveness Research

January 2010 Newsletter and Eisenberg Conference Series 2009 Are Now Available

Disease Management Care Blog: 10 Predictions for the Next Decade

Managed Care Vendor Sales Insight Article: Blue Cross Plans Join Initiative To Increase Transparency

Conference: Patient Experience and Patient Safety Culture, April 19-21

Funny Pharmacy Videos. These are Hysterical! Particularly "The PharmG's - Boom Intervention" Rap


hot jobs

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Medical Writer PRMA Consulting Ltd
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Senior Outcomes Research Manager Janssen-Cilag
Health Economics and Outcomes Research Project Manager Creativ-Ceutical
Analysts & Consultants PRMA Consulting Ltd


fellowships

Ethicon-Thomas Jefferson University Outcomes Research Fellowship
This two-year Outcomes Research Fellowship will provide the opportunity to conceptualize, implement, evaluate, and disseminate the results of device-related outcomes research. The Fellow’s research will be focused on understanding global evidence requirements and helping to develop robust evidence generation strategy and tactics to support the value of select medical device interventions. The Fellow will also develop the research skills required to evaluate the quality, safety, and cost of devices in the US and other key regions around the world.
European Organization for Research and Treatment of Cancer
Two One Year Research Fellowships, renewable for up to three years in QOL research within the EORTC Quality of Life Department.
Lancaster University, Bangor University, UK
Applications are invited for two PhD studentships, funded by the Medical Research Council (MRC), as part of the North West Hub for Trial Methodology Research (NWHTMR). Led by Professor Paula Williamson, the NWHTMR is a collaboration between the Universities of Liverpool, Lancaster and Bangor, involving experts in medical statistics, clinical trial methodology, pharmacoeconomics, sociology and clinical psychology.
Ortho-McNeil Janssen Scientific Affairs, L.L.C. Outcomes Research Fellowship
This two-year fellowship program, coordinated with Thomas Jefferson University, provides training and exposure to the various aspects of outcomes research in both the academic and industry settings, while learning and working in a challenging post-graduate environment.
The University of Michigan and Abbott Outcomes Research Fellowship
This Fellowship will be structured as a two-year program of study and reseach, with a special emphasis on observational research design.
University of Dublin, Trinity College Research Fellow Post
The principle task of the successful candidate will be to develop on-line modules in (i) health economics and health financing and (ii) health policy and systems for a post-graduate audience.
University of Massachusetts Medical School - Commonwealth Medicine
Health Outcomes and Pharmacoeconomics Research in the area of managed care pharmacy




 

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