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NICE’s Social Value Judgments: A Closer Look at Progress
30 May 2012
Now out as a “FirstView” article in Health Economics, Policy and Law is an important analysis on the inclusion of social value judgments in NICE guidance,…
OHE has an Opening for an Economist — Consultancy and Research
23 May 2012
OHE is seeking a highly motivated and energetic economist to contribute to its research and consultancy activities.
Time Trends in NICE HTA Decision Making: Setting the Record Straight
21 May 2012
The Daily Mail front page article of 16 May 2012, ‘New cancer drugs held up by the NHS for nine years’ purports to draw, as its…
For Your Information: Cookies Opt-In Coming in Late May 2012
17 May 2012
Visitors to the main OHE website, ohe.org, and the archived publications site, ohematerials.org, will experience something new beginning on or about 25 May 2012. Under EU/UK…
Can and Should Value Based Pricing Be Applied to Molecular Diagnostics?
1 May 2012
Just out is an OHE Research Paper that examines the issues. The authors note that diagnostics not only facilitate health gain and cost savings, but also…
New Research on VBP: Disease Severity and Unmet Need in the UK
24 April 2012
The UK Department of Health’s value based pricing (VBP) Consultation Document proposes a process whereby higher prices would be granted to medicines that tackle diseases that…
The Tougher the Better: The Effect of GP Performance Thresholds in Scotland
20 April 2012
General Practitioners (GPs) in the NHS are paid based on a mix of factors, including a pay-for-performance element, the Quality and Outcomes Framework (QOF), which was…
New: Assessing the Performance of the EQ-VAS in the NHS PROMS Programme
16 April 2012
The NHS Patient Reported Outcome Measures (PROMs) programme, introduced in April 2009, is a significant development in the routine collection and use of patient reported outcome…
Join OHE for Its 50th Anniversary Annual Lecture with Sir Michael Rawlins
12 April 2012
Every year, OHE sponsors a lecture by an eminent economist or clinician that addresses an important current issue.