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Measuring Health Output, Productivity and Equity
20 April 2010
Why, whether and how to measure health outputs, productivity and equity in the UK was the focus of the OHE’s 15th Annual Lecture, given by Prof…
OHE Lunchtime Seminar on Pricing
15 April 2010
The 13 April OHE Lunchtime Seminar with Prof William Comanor was attended by about 40 people, hailing from academia, the pharmaceutical and biotechnology industries, consultancies, physicians’…
OHE Awarded DH Grant for EQ-5D Research
13 April 2010
The OHE has won a £325,000 grant from the UK Department of Health that focuses on developing a new health status index – the 5 level…
Evaluating Medical Innovation: The Societal View
8 April 2010
In a recent OHE Briefing, five leading European experts in health economics provide a comprehensive international review of changes in health economic evaluation and the reasons…
Lunchtime Seminar: US Pharma Pricing
7 April 2010
Prof William S. Comanor, University of California, is renowned for his expertise on the economics of the pharmaceutical industry. On Tuesday, 13 April, he will be…
Getting the Most out of PROMs
1 April 2010
Getting the Most out of PROMS is a clearly written, comprehensive review of the practical issues involved in creating reliable PROMs, in presenting results both accurately…
PROMs and Choice in the NHS
30 March 2010
PROMs are intended to fill a critical gap in understanding the impact of health care on the patient’s quality of life. OHE is closely involved in…
How Fair? Competition in the NHS
25 March 2010
Competition within the NHS for non-emergency hospital care no longer adjusts for non-discretionary costs unique to independent providers. Should it?