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The Alliance for Better Medicine (ABM) is a coalition of:
The ABM was created to promote advances in evidence-based medicine, disease management, and individualized patient-centered healthcare. We aim to improve healthcare quality for all people accessing healthcare, including those who are subject to health disparities.
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April 14th, 2008- The ABM joins the Patient Centered Quality Alliance and the National Minority Quality Forum at a meeting in Washington DC. December 1, 2007- The ABM moves to a new location- Visit our Contact page for more information. September 18th, 2007 - Cancer patients will be holding a rally at the FDA protesting recent decisions to deny cancer patients new, potentially life-saving treatments. More Information... August 16, 2007- Alliance For Better Medicine letter to the editor is published in the Wall Street Journal. Read the Letter May 21, 2007- The Alliance For Better Medicine receives IRS 501(c)(3) designation. December 22, 2006- ABM participates in a meeting with advocacy organizations and a representative of the Governor's office to discuss recommendations for California's Health Reform. October 30, 2006- ABM meets with the California Department of Health Services about implementation of the California Healthcare Accountability Center. September 6, 2006- Harold Pincus, MD joins the ABM medical advisory board. February 16, 2006 - Ruben King-Shaw Jr., CEO of Mansa Equity Partners, Inc., and former Deputy Administrator and Chief Operating Office of the CMS, joins the ABM steering committee. December 6, 2005 - Sacramento, CA October 18, 2005 - Sergio Aguilar-Gaxiola, MD joins the ABM steering committee. October 7, 2005 - Bryan Luce, Ph.D., MBA joins the ABM steering committee.
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"Educate policymakers and the public to achieve the best and most cost effective outcomes in healthcare utilizing the best available science and information developed in consultation with researchers, practitioners and recipients of care, that considers the differences in responses to specific medications or procedures- based upon factors such as age, sex, race, ethnicity and co-occurring disorders.”
...working to promote and improve the physician-patient relationship.
