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Opportunity Cost in Health Care: a Favourite Research Topic for OHE
23 November 2021
OHE’s Chris Sampson is leading a new Research Topic published in Frontiers in Health Services, titled ‘Opportunity Costs in Health Care: Cost-effectiveness Thresholds and Beyond’. The…
We have launched OHE Bulletin, a new monthly newsletter
14 October 2021
Did you know we have launched our first monthly newsletter called the OHE Bulletin? Each month sees a new guest editor take ownership of the Bulletin…
Should We ‘Drop Dead’ from Health State Valuation?
10 December 2020
In a new OHE Research Paper, Chris Sampson, David Parkin, and Nancy Devlin consider whether ‘dead’ must be used as an anchor in health state valuation.…
How to Analyse EQ-5D Data? Methods for Analysing and Reporting EQ-5D Data: The Indispensable New Guide
8 December 2020
“Methods for Analysing and Reporting EQ-5D Data” is the first published guide on how to analyse data produced by the EQ-5D. The official launch of this…
Virtual ISPOR European 2020
10 November 2020
The Virtual ISPOR Europe 2020 will be commencing next week. A number of OHE researchers will be in attendance to present their research. With the theme…
Opportunities to Increase Efficiency in Healthcare
6 October 2020
Case studies explored more and less successful practices when delivering healthcare across four priority areas (screening, disease management and standardised patient pathways, rational use of medicines and healthcare associated infections). Results were used to simulate cost-savings and patient outcomes.
Cornerstones of ‘Fair’ Drug Coverage
30 September 2020
In the focus on US drug prices, ICER has contributed thinking on determining when price aligns with patient benefits. Less debated is whether insurance coverage provides…
Assessing the Productivity Value of Vaccines in Health Technology Assessment: Worth a Shot?
17 September 2020
The inclusion of productivity value in the appraisal of health technologies is a subject of ongoing debate. In this blog, we discuss the potential impact of…
Establishing a Reasonable Price for an Orphan Drug
11 September 2020
Berdud, Drummond and Towse (2020) propose a method for establishing a reasonable price for an orphan drug. Assuming prices for drugs are set according to incremental…