Join Us For Complimentary Webinar on 3/11 “The Value of Transparency for the Evaluation of Wellness and other Population Health Programs:”
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New Peer-Reviewed Paper Published: Framework for Assessing Wellness .... in Journal of Health and Productivity
Abstract (Link for PDF of entire paper below)
Objective:
To provide a framework for the evaluation of the financial impact of wellness programs compared to an alternative (standard community care or another wellness program).
Methods:
Population Health Impact Institute Issues 25th Certification Pursuant to the Methods Evaluation Process [TM] (MEP [TM]) Program
Population Health Impact Institute Issues 25th Certification Pursuant to the Methods Evaluation Process (MEP) Program
Certification Course Now Available Online at www.phiinstitute.org
LOVELAND, OH / December 17, 2009 / PR Newswire -- The Population Health Impact Institute (PHII) is pleased to announce that Joe Chimera, Ph.D., is the 25th person to receive the Methods Evaluation Process (MEP) Certification.
Population Health Impact Institute Launches "Healthcare Transparency Accreditation Program" [TM] - H-TAP [TM]
LOVELAND, OH / November 23, 2009 / PR Newswire -- The Population Health Impact Institute (PHII), a non-profit 501(c)(3) organization, is pleased to announced that PHII’s Board of Directors has approved the Healthcare Transparency Accreditation Program, v 1.0 (H-TAP [TM]) after two years of development. Nurtur, a life, health, and wellness company based in Farmington, CT is the first organization to receive the H-TAP accreditation seal for five of its programs.
In the Arena: Our public comments in May are part of the FCCCER report
The Federal Coordinating Council for Comparative Effectiveness Research (FCCCER) just released their report see: http://www.hhs.gov/recovery/programs/cer/cerannualrpt.pdf
2009 Collaborative Practice Summit --"Trust, but Verify" See our ad in Case in Point Magazine
Population Health Impact Institute has expressed its support for the Collaborative Practice Summit
Click here for view of supplement on the Summit. We are on page 29.
DMCB Posting on PHII's comments to FEDS on peer-review & transparency
"More Transparency Is Needed on Comparative Effectiveness Research."
Disease Care Management Blog. June 4, 2009
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Modern Healthcare story mentions PHII's comment to the FEDS
"Comparative-effectiveness group talks big money".
Modern Healthcare. May 15, 2009
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Health Leaders Media headlines "Transparency" and mentions the Population Health Impact Institute
"Diversity, Transparency Issues Raised at Comparative Effectiveness Hearing"
Health Leaders Media. May 15, 2009
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PHI Institute selected to present comment to the Federal Coordinating Committee on Comparative Effectiveness Research "listening session" on behalf of ABQAURP, AHIMA Foundation, CMSA, IHPM, & PHI Institute: 5/13/09
Click here to view webcast (this statement begins about the 32 minute mark, hold for for 15 minutes to hear panel's comment & question to this statement)
MEP Workshops to be held in conjunction with CMSA Meeting: June 18th, Phoenix, AZ
LOVELAND, OH / April 22, 2009 / Insurance Net -- The Population Health Impact Institute (PHII), a non-profit 501(c)(3) organization, is pleased to announce the offering of two Workshops on the Methods Evaluation Process™ (MEP™) on June 18th in Phoenix, Arizona. Attendees will learn the evaluation strategies that promote transparent attribution methods and comparative effectiveness assessments.
Population Health Impact Institute Announces Online Course for Method Evaluation Process (MEP) Standards
The Population Health Impact Institute (PHII), a non-profit 501(c)(3) organization, is pleased to announce the launch of the Methods Evaluation Process (MEP) online education program. Through the MEP course, individuals will learn the evaluation strategies that promote transparent attribution methods and comparative effectiveness assessments.
IHPM Workshop "Comparative Effectiveness: The New Evaluation Paradigm for Employer Value-Based Health Care" April 8, 2009. Orlando
PHII to offer workshop at the Institute for Health and Productivity Management Meeting, April 8, 2009
Title: Comparative Effectiveness: The New Evaluation Paradigm for Employer Value-Based Health Care
Workshop Leader: Thomas Wilson, PhD, DrPH
Summary: It's the new buzz term in Washington – “Comparative Effectiveness Research (CER)” – with the CER “experts” charged to “separate the wheat from the chaff." Laudable goal, but does it meet reality? And will the results be definitive?
PHII Comparative Effectiveness Webinar and Test Site Opportunity
Over 120 individuals attended PHII's first workshop. See website for complimentary streaming video of webinar, copy of power point slides, and post-conference questoins and answers.
Press Release Title: Population Health Impact Institute Invites Organizations To Serve As Test Sites For Methods Evaluation Process™ (MEP™) Accreditation Program: PHII To Host Free Webinar on December 18, 2008
Public Forum to Discuss MEP Standards
Public Comment Period for MEP Accreditation Standards Announced From May 22 to July 7, 2008
100+ Attendees at ABQAURP/PHII conference in Chicago, IL
PHII Announces New Board Members
Title: Population Health Impact Institute Prepares to Launch New Accreditation Program
Accreditation Committee Members Announced
Evaluation Choices for the Collaborative Practices Model: Process, Outcome, Attribution
Venue: Collaborative Practices Summit, Mohegan Sun Resort, Uncasville, CT
Keynote Panel Discussion: Epidemic of Health Care Costs: How do we stop it? Should we stop it?
Venue: 12th Annual Health Management Congress, Anaheim California.
Evaluating the Quality of Quality Improvement Claims: The Population Health Impact Institute - Brian Klepper
Source: The Health Care Blog
Non-profit to put scrutiny on health-savings claims
Source: Cincinnati Business Courier
Quality Evaluation Process (QEPsm) Accreditation Program Announced
Title: QEP Accreditation Program
Article in November/December 2006 Issue of Patient Safety and Quality Healthcare (pg 68-69) by officials at ABQAURP and PHI Institute
Title: Towards a Quality Evaluation Process for Defined Population Health Programs. Wilson TW, Brill JB.
American Board of Quality Assurance and Utilization Review Physicans (ABQAURP) announces collaboration with the Population Health Impact Institute on Programs on Quality Evaluation Process (QEPsm)
Title: QEP Certification Program
"When you need a vendor to evaluate your DM program be sure that ..." (short article by T. Wilson) in: "Take My Word for It" The Enduring Dispute Over Measuring DM's Economic Value. Managed Care Magazine. April, 2006, page 27.
Article: "When you need a vendor to evaluate your DM program be sure that ..."
Presentation/Webcast to Six New England Medicaid Plans Sponsored by NESCSO (based upon grant-funded research supported by NESCSO)
Title: Evidence-based Procurement of Population Health Programs (Archived Web Cast)
Case Management Society of America Adopts Resolution to Support the Population Health Impact Institute
CMSA's board encourages others in the health care industry "to support the principles and standards-settijng processs of the PHI Institute. Click here for full press release.
Brandeis Grant Advisory Panel Announced
Title: Population Health Impact Institute's Grant Advisory Panel
NESCSO Grant-Funded Demonstration Project Findings Presented to New England Medicaid Officials
Health & Productivity Management. "The Transparency Movement"
Address to the Employer Track at the 10th Annual Disease Management Congress, Orlando
Presentation: Caveat Emptor: Decision Support Tools for an Emerging "Buyer's Side" Health Care Management
PHI Institute Forms Evaluation Standards Committee
Link: New Committee to Support PHI Institute Grant Funded Projects
IHPM Expands Award to PHI Institute in Conformity With Brandeis Grant
Title: ROI Evaluation Models in Work-Site Health Programs Subject of Study
Plenary Address to the SRI 3rd Annual Disease Management Conference, Boston
Presentation: DM ROI Methods: The Good, the Bad, and the "Insufficient"
Brandeis University's Health Industry Forum: Grant Awarded to PHI Institute
Title: Quality of Methods and Strength of Evidence for Disease Management Evaluation
Employee Benefit News: Letter Signed by Five Scientists
Disease Management News: Employer Group Urges Adoption of PHI Institute's "Five Evaluation Principles"
Article: Employer Group to Urge Adoption of PHI Institute's Five Evaluation Principles
Institute for Health and Productivity Management: Endorsement of PHI Institute Evaluation Principles
Press Release: PHI Institute's "Five Evaluation Principles" endorsed by IHPM
PHI Institute Founder Addressed the Institute for Health and Productivity Management Meeting, Orlando
Presentation: A Population Health Management Approach for Employers
PHI Institute's "Code of Evaluation Ethics" endorsed by the Institute for Health and Productivity Management
White Paper/Position Statement: website-IHPM_Position_Statement_on_CBO_report_FINAL