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Adjusting Patient Case Mix to Compare PROMs across Providers

10 December 2013

The model reported in this publication aims at valid comparisons across providers, despite variations in patient populations. A number of arguments support the attractive notion of…

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Using MCDA to Assess the Value of Treatments for Rare Diseases

5 December 2013

A pilot study demonstrated the value of involving a range of stakeholders in MCDA for rare disease therapies. According to a study just published by the…

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OHE Consulting Offers New Services in Patient-Reported Outcomes

4 December 2013

OHE Consulting is now offering our clients advice and analytical services on health outcomes and the use of patient-reported outcomes (PRO) data, building on the extensive…

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Critique of Research Proposing to Lower NICE’s Cost-per-QALY Threshold to £12,936

2 December 2013

This paper counters recent research that recommended NICE lower its threshold from the current official £20,000-£30,000. Critique of CHE Research Paper 81: Methods for the Estimation…

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Mike Herdman Appointed as OHE’s Head of Health Outcomes

25 November 2013

OHE’s extensive expertise in health outcomes will be further enhanced with the addition of Mike. OHE is delighted to announce the appointment of Mike Herdman as…

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NICE Decisions: Cost-effectiveness is the Most Significant Predictor

21 November 2013

Using data for 1999-2011, this thorough analysis explores what has most influenced NICE’s decisions and whether this has changed. Established in 1999, the National Institute for…

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OHE Study Projecting UK Medicines Expenditure Extended to 2018

18 November 2013

The extended analysis is outlined in the slide presentation in this post. PharmacoEconomics recently published OHE’s study projecting medicines expenditure in the UK to 2015. The…

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Assessing Use of the EQ-VAS in the NHS PROMs Programme

12 November 2013

This research addresses two critical issues about the use of the EQ-VAS. A paper recently published in Quality of Life Research by OHE’s Nancy Devlin and…

Workshop launches new EQ-5D project in the UAE

Groundbreaking EQ-5D Project Launched in the United Arab Emirates

5 November 2013

This project explores how existing valuation approaches can be adapted to the UAE culture. OHE’s Professor Nancy Devlin and Koonal Shah have been working on-site in…