News
New Publications: Study Design Considerations in Health State Valuation Research
2 February 2016
Two new papers, just published in Value in Health, examine the design of health state valuation studies.
From the Antipodes to the Motherland: Reflections on HTA Decision Makers as Budget Takers and Budget Makers
19 January 2016
Paula Lorgelly, Deputy Director of OHE, reviews HTA decision making processes in three comparable countries, and considers the agency problem and possible solutions.
OHE is Recruiting for a Head of Operational Research and Data Analytics
15 January 2016
The Office of Health Economics is looking to recruit a new Head of Operational Research and Data Analytics.
Seminar at Glasgow Caledonian University: Local Health Care Expenditure Plans and Their Opportunity Costs
11 January 2016
OHE’s Sarah Karlsberg Schaffer presented at the Glasgow Health Economics Seminar Series the results of a paper on the value of the cost-effectiveness threshold in Scotland.
OHE at the Health Economists’ Study Group (HESG) Meeting, Manchester 2016
4 January 2016
A summary of OHE’s activity at the 2016 winter HESG meeting, Manchester, 6-8th January.
Cost-per-QALY in the US and Britain
28 December 2015
Professor Weinstein compares the use of cost-per-QALY approaches in the UK and the US. Britain has got it closer to right, but may go a little…
New OHE Publication: Model of Behaviour within Fuzzy Budget Constraints
23 December 2015
Recently published is a new OHE research paper entitled ‘Model of Behaviour within Fuzzy Budget Constraints’. The paper presents a model to capture the behaviour of…
New publication: Using Patient Reported Outcomes to Improve Health Care
21 December 2015
OHE’s Professor Nancy Devlin has co-authored a new book: Using Patient Reported Outcomes to Improve Health Care, published by Wiley, with colleagues Professor John Appleby (The…
Just Published: Systematic Review of PRO Use in Paediatric Populations with Vaccine-Preventable Infectious Diseases
15 December 2015
This paper reports the results of a systematic review of the use and quality of Patient Reported Outcome (PRO) measures in paediatric populations with vaccine-preventable infectious…