Insurance and pharmaceutical companies are increasingly signing contracts linking a products performance to its price. Though this is not a solution to the pharmaceutical pricing problems we currently face, it is a step in the right direction. Read more here. (Source: David brooks, Granite […]
Why You May Want a Woman Doctor vs. a Man
Data has suggested that woman and men practice medicine differently. Women, for example, tend to make move evidence-based decisions and stick closer to clinical guidelines. Do these differences, however, translate into better outcomes? This study set out to find out just that, and its results were […]
12 Things Hillary Clinton Said About Health IT
Democratic presidential candidate, Hillary Clinton, recently keynoted HIMSS14, speaking about important issues, giving a glimpse into her thinking about health IT. Read more here, with 12 quotes from Clinton's HIMSS14 speech. (Source: Bernie Monegain, Healthcare IT News, 9/7/16) […]
How Can the Medical Community Lead Patients Through Decision Making?
Evidence Soup's spotlight takes a look at redefining how patients get health evidence. Take a look at the Boot Camp Translation process, truly patient-centered medicine, and gathering meaningful insight from wearables, here. (Source: Evidence Soup, 4/12/16) […]
How Does Patients’ Use of Data Affect Decisions in Health Care?
The April issue of Health Affairs examines patients’ and consumers’ use of evidence to inform health care decisions. The issue includes studies about the role of evidence in health care decisions, the barriers associated with collecting and using data, and opportunities to engage with patients as […]
CMS and Insurers Establish Core Set of Quality Measures
The Core Quality Measures Collaborative recently released a set of quality metrics to facilitate the transition to value-based care for payers and providers. Find out more here. (Source: Journal of Clinical Pathways, 2/24/16) […]
Do Evidence Review Groups Bias NICE Decisions?
Evidence Review Groups are independent academic organizations commissioned by NICE to act objectively, but how much influence do they have on reimbursement decisions and cost-effectiveness assessments? Listen to this recorded webinar, Do Evidence Review Groups Bias NICE Decisions? here. (Source: […]
ICER Report to Review Approaches to Palliative Care
The Institute for Clinical and Economic Review recently announced it will produce a report looking at the comparative effectiveness and value of palliative care delivered outside of the hospital setting. The report will be the subject of the New England Comparative Effectiveness Public Advisory […]
Download: Advancing Evidence Based Decision Making Toolkit
Listed as one of Evidence Soup's 5 Links of the week, this report describes in detail how researchers, policymakers, and program administrators can recognize opportunities for experiments and carry them out. Specifically, the report focuses on opportunistic experiments, defined as randomized […]
Leverage Your End-Of-Year Budget with Doctor Evidence
Evidence-based assessments such as systematic reviews and meta-analysis greatly affect the assessment and access to therapies. Doctor Evidence provides high value software used by leading health Societies and Manufacturers to assess the literature and clinical data. Doctor Evidence has leading […]
How Can Systematic Reviews Reduce Waste in Research
Number 2 of this week's 5 links on evidence-based decision making from Evidence Soup, How can systematic reviews reduce waste in research? One study found that published reports of trials cited fewer than 25% of previous similar trials. Read more here. (Source: Evidence Soup […]
5 Essential Principles for Understanding Analytics
First on Evidence Soup's Links of the Week, Tom Davenport outlines an excellent list of 5 Essential Principles for Understanding Analytics. He explains in the Harvard Business Review that an essential ingredient for effective data use is managers' understanding of what is possible. To counter that, […]
What are the Biggest Misconceptions About Insurers?
The Managed Healthcare Executive editorial advisory board was asked: What are the biggest misconceptions consumers have about health insurers? See what they said here. (Source: Managed Healthcare Executive, 10/19/15) […]
Is Evidence Based Medicine the Future of Health Care
Dr. Michael Schatzlein, Ascension Health senior vice president, recently spoke at the Hospital of Tomorrow on the use of evidence-based pathways in health care. According to Schatzlein, the more medicine can be protcolized, the healthier and safer we will be. Read more here. (Source: Gregory […]
Can a Simple Coin Toss Study Prove the Hot Hand Exists?
One of Evidence Soup's 5 links of the week: Is the hot hand making a comeback? Check out Tom Gilovich's How We Know What isn't So: The Fallibility of Human Reason in Everyday Life. See more here. (Source: Evidence Soup, 10/6/15) […]
Canadian Medical Hall of Fame Welcomes Two McMaster Professors
Dr. May Cohen and Dr. Gordon Guyant, two McMaster University professors are to inducted into the Canadian Medical Hall of Fame this year. Learn more about the professors and their contributions to women's health and evidence based medicine here. (Source: Anthony Urciuoli, AM900, 10/8/15) […]
Evidence Based Medicare Guidelines Embraced by Lawmakers
The CMS' 2016 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule is looking to decrease unnecessary imaging diagnostic tests in the Medicare system. Read more here. (Source: The Ripon Advance, 9/24/15) […]
3 Things to Keep in Mind with the Growing Interest in Value Assessments
A considerable amount of interest in value assessment for U.S. health care can be seen in the media and with the recent development of tools designed to assess value. As these tools gain increased attention, several points need to be kept in mind. Read more here. (Source: Randy Burkholder, PhRMA, […]
What do Clinical Pathways Mean for Treatment Options?
A new survey from CancerCare found that the vast majority of surveyed patients diagnosed within the past five years had not heard of clinical pathways. Read more here and see the infographic, What do Clinical Pathways Mean for Treatment Options?. (Source: Holly Campbell, PhRMA, 9/16/15) […]
This Week’s 5 Links on Evidence-Based Decision Making
Book of Bad Arguments, evidence-based social services, and a fresh hell of confusing numbers - All of this and more in This Week's 5 Links on Evidence-Based Decision Making. See more here. (Source: Evidence Soup, 8/11/15) […]
HealthCore. Improving Patient Care and Outcomes.
HealthCore is a wholly-owned and independently operated subsidiary of Anthem, Inc., with a first of a kind large, integrated database and deep understanding of the complexities and nuances of big data. HealthCore helps clients achieve evidence-based competitive advantages through our innovative […]
Good, Bad, or Indifferent on Drug Pricing
A value benchmark approach for newly launched drugs in the United States. Dr. Patti Peeples of HealthEconomics.Com recently interviewed Dr. Steve Pearson and Dr. Dan Ollendorf of ICER, to explore the goals behind (ETAP) and the implications for this new benchmark approach to drug pricing. See more […]
5 Links on Evidence-Based Decision Making
Evidence Soup shares its 5 weekly links on evidence-based decision making; The cardinal sin of data science, RWJF's Evidence for Action program, Your biases in 5 categories, Stakeholders pressuring pharma in 21st Century Pharmaceutical Collaboration, and Remember Emotional Intelligence? See more […]
Not All Science is Good Science – How do You Tell the Difference?
With today's uninterrupted access to information via the internet, one can find a report/study on just about anything, but they don't always come to the same conclusion. Is aspartame good for you or not? Is global warming a real thing? Is Fluoride beneficial or toxic? How is anyone suppose to weed […]
How Does Aetna Support Evidence-Based Medicine?
This video featuring Dr. Henry Wei, Senior Medical Director, makes doctors aware of the latest scientific evidence to support effective patient care. Watch here. (Source: AHIP) […]
Is the “E” in EBM for Evidence or Eminence?
Not many would disagree that evidence is invaluable in the field of medicine, but what about the Evidence Based Medicine (EBM) as a movement and brand? How big of an impact do social forces and personal bias play in the world of EBM? Read more here. (Source: Hilda Bastain, Medpage Today, 7/12/15) […]
University of Bath to Offer 3-day Open Program on Evidence-Based Practice
In this interview, Rob Briner, CEBMa's vice chair talks about a new 3-day executive open program he is leading for the University of Bath in the UK - Improving Decision-Making Through Evidence-Based Management. Learn more about the course here. (Source: CEBMa) […]
Doctor Evidence Announces Partnership With IBM Watson Oncology Solutions
Doctor Evidence has recently announced its intentions to contribute valuable clinical cancer research content to IBM Watson's oncology solutions and developer ecosystem as part of a newly formed partnership. The hope is that the integrated data will be more actionable for clinicians and help doctors […]
How Does Your Physician Navigate the Jungle of Evidence-Based Medicine?
With a tremendous amount of research currently being published, a dedicated doctor would need to read about 17 articles every day of the year - just to keep up! Newly trained Physicians often find themselves more dependent upon Evidence Based Medicine (EBM) because of their limited patient […]
Video: Evidence-Based Medicine and the State of Medical Research
Michael Bracken, the Susan Dwight Bliss Professor of Epidemiology at the Yale School of Public Health, discusses evidence-based medicine and the state of medical research in this video. Available to view here. (Source: Yale News, 5/2015) […]
