AACIPM Participated in the NCCIH Stakeholder Meeting for Research on Whole Person Health
As a first step in furthering research on whole person health, the National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health (NCCIH) along with a number of others, held a workshop on Methodological Approaches for Whole Person Research in September 2021. This workshop highlighted the types of research studies needed to explore the fundamental science of interconnected systems, investigate multicomponent interventions or therapeutic systems, examine the impact of these interventions on multisystem or multiorgan outcomes, and explore methodologies from diverse fields that could be applied to advance whole person research.
On October 17-18, 2022, AACIPM was invited to attend NCCIH Stakeholder Meeting for Research on Whole Person Health and voice our research interests. We emphasized six key points to help connect more dots:
- We need agreement around quality standards and outcome measurements for CIH for pain
- Pragmatic trials, CER, utilization data & cost analyses are critically important but ample quality studies are not available. For example, AHRQ acknowledged the paucity of evidence available during a recent review on pain management which led to sweeping statements based on so few evidentiary resources.
- We need collaboration on new funding opportunities to assess CIH approaches in the safety net, such as FQHCs.
- It is necessary for implementation science to embed whole person health into clinical settings so that findings can be translated into real-world settings
- Novel mobile health and telehealth-based self-management systems and devices are integral especially with data showing a near absence of integrative workforce available in low income, non-white zip codes.
- We urge NCCIH to develop targeted funding opportunities that include collaboration with and dissemination across many key stakeholders.
VA Releases Compilation of Pain-related Health Services, Research, and Development
Citing the VA’s commitment to the management of chronic and acute pain, with over ¾ of all veterans experiencing trouble with pain control, the VA has released a compilation of information to help health care professionals. The compilation includes pain-related health information in the form of written publications, publication briefs, studies, briefs and other newsletters, cyberseminars, videos, podcasts, and web links.
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CMS Releases New Booklet Outlining Chronic Care Management Services
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has released both an informational booklet outlining the changes to its Chronic Care Management Services and its annual update to Medicare & You: The Official U.S. Government Medicare Handbook (2023).
Federal Funds Available Related to Pain Management and Telehealth Research
The National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health is inviting applications to focus on pain-related research topic areas that include remotely delivered interventions.
PCORI Seeks Applications and Nominations for Advisory Panels
The Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) will continue to accept applications and nominations until March 31, 2023 for its five Advisory Panels:
- Clinical Effectiveness and Decision Science
- Healthcare Delivery and Disparities Research
- Patient Engagement
- Clinical Trials
- Rare Disease