Agenda
Health Economics Common Fund Diffusion of Medical Technology Workshop
Rockville, Maryland
May 5-6, 2016
Thursday, May 5, 2016 | ||
9:00 a.m. | Welcome and Introductions Purpose of the Meeting |
Jonathan Skinner John Haaga |
HEALTH ECONOMICS PROGRAM COOPERATIVE AGREEMENTS | ||
9:15 | Technology diffusion pathways | Haiden Huskamp Sharon-Lise Normand |
9:45 | How do patents affect research investments? | Heidi Williams |
10:15 | Technology diffusion, health outcomes, and expenditures | Jonathan Skinner |
10:45 | BREAK | |
DIFFUSION CASE STUDIES | ||
11:00 | Factors associated with adoption—or abandonment—of surgical procedures | Phillip Goodney |
11:20 | Opioid prescriptions | Ellen Meara |
11:40 | Choice of treatment for prostate cancer | Bruce Jacobs |
12:00 p.m. | Q&A and Discussion | |
12:15 | LUNCH | |
1:15 | Dissemination and implementation research at NIH | David Chambers |
1:45 | Discussion: Do diffusion studies explain disparities? | Moderator: John Haaga |
INNOVATION | ||
2:15 | Regulating innovation with uncertain quality | Robert Town |
2:35 | Innovation in science | Jay Bhattacharya |
2:55 | Dormant therapies: Gaps in patent protection available for new drugs | Benjamin Roin |
3:15 | Q&A and Discussion | |
3:30 | BREAK | |
3:45 | CMS coverage decision process | Joseph Chin |
4:05 | Discussion: What can we learn from cross-national comparisons? | Moderator: Jonathon Skinner |
4:45 | ADJOURN | |
Friday, May 6, 2016 | ||
9:00 a.m. | Relevant AHRQ initiatives | Arlene Bierman David Knutson |
PHYSICIANS—NETWORKS AND CHARACTERISTICS | ||
9:20 | The effect of physician and hospital market structure on medical technology diffusion | Pinar Karaca-Mandic |
9:40 | The local influence of pioneer investigators on technology adoption: Evidence from new cancer drugs | Leila Agha |
10:00 | An investigation of evidence-based implantable cardioverter defibrillator treatment in the U.S. from a social network perspective | James O’Malley |
10:20 | Q&A and Discussion | |
10:35 | Discussion: What resources does the field need to progress? | Moderator: Jonathon Skinner |
11:20 | BREAK | |
11:35 | Steering Committee Executive Session | |
12:30 p.m. | ADJOURN |