Current Projects:
Employer Use of Health Economic and Outcomes Research Information in Health Care Decision Making
Expected submission to ISPOR CONNECTIONS May 2008

Employer – Insurer Perspective on Health Outcomes SURVEY
http://www.ispor.org/surveys/EmployerInsurerPerspective/defaultFinal.asp

• Identify key issues from the payor's/payer’s [employer=payor, insurer=payer) perspective on the use of clinical, economic, and quality of life outcomes research then determine how best to address these issues.
• Determine and/or define guidelines for conducting outcomes research that is readily understandable and useful to payers/ors.
• Recommend a reporting format(s) for outcomes research information.
• Develop payer/or perspective outcomes research case studies focusing on application in the real world marketplace.
• Communicate these findings and promote adoption of outcomes research in payor/er healthcare decisions through publications, presentations, short courses and other communication tools, such as slide sets.
  

Leadership Group:
John Byrd RPh, PhD, MBA, Clinical Pharmacist, Blue Cross & Blue Shield of North Carolina, Durham, NC
Jon Clouse RPh, MS Director, Pharmacoeconomic Evaluations, United Health Care, Brevard, NC
Anita Chawla PhD, Vice President, Analysis Group, Menlo Park, CA
Sabyasachi (Tito) Ghosh PhD, Research Assistant, University of Oklahoma Health Science Center, Oklahoma City, OK
John Hsu MD, MBA, Research Scientist, Kaiser Permanente, Oakland, CA
Tim Regan RPh, Executive Director, Xcenda, Palm Harbor, FL
Fred Sego RPh, JD, Manager, CS Economic & Clinical HealthCare Outcomes, Centocor, Poulsbo, WA
David Thompson PhD, Vice President Global Health Economics, i3 Innovus, Medford, MA
Nicole Yurgin PhD, Senior Health Outcomes Scientist, Eli Lilly, Indianapolis, IN
Jasmanda Wu MPH, PhD, Associate Director, Outcomes Research, Ortho-McNeil Janssen Scientific Affairs, Annandale, NJ