The Role of Purchasers and Payers in the Clinical Research Enterprise Workshop Summary (2002) / Chapter Skim
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came together to explore the following questions: What do purchasers and payers need from the Clinical Research Enterprise? How have current efforts in clinical research met their needs?
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In the first session, The Role of Purchasers in the Clinical Research Enterprise, representatives of large employers and business organizations (General Motors Corporation, United Parcel Service, the National Business Coalition on Health, Verizon, the Washington Business Group on Health, Marriott International, and William M Mercer Inc.)
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, and the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality to discuss their contributions to the Clinical Research Enterprise and what they need from it to better promote health and health care. Speakers from the American Cancer Society and the American Diabetes Association described the contributions of their organizations to the Clinical Research Enterprise, which included participating in and funding clinical research, translating research into clinical practice, aiding in the creation of clinical guidelines, and advocating for funding and high-quality care for every patient.
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A lively discussion centered around the issue of conflict of interest in industry-funded research. In conclusion, prevailing themes throughout the workshop were the need for research to determine what does and does not work in treatment, diagnosis, and prevention; the need to translate basic science research into clinical recommendations, and clinical guidelines into consistently practiced best evidence-based care; and the need to transform the professional health care culture into a team effort.
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