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A New Valuation Method: Directly Eliciting Personal Utility Functions

30 August 2017

A new OHE Research Paper describes a novel approach for valuing health-related quality of life: directly eliciting personal utility functions

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Why do Immigrants Report Lower Life Satisfaction?

20 July 2017

A new OHE Research paper investigates the evolution of life satisfaction of immigrants over the course of their stay in the host country, and explores the…

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New Publication: ‘Macro’ Evaluation of the NIHR Oxford Biomedical Research Centre

22 May 2017

OHE and RAND Europe were commissioned by the Oxford BRC to undertake a programme of top-down evaluations of aspects of the impact of the BRC. This…

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How Important are the Differences Between the EQ-5D-5L and EQ-5D-3L Value Sets?

24 March 2017

There are three EQ-5D value sets available for use in cost effectiveness analysis in the UK and/or England: – the UK EQ-5D-3L value set (often called…

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New Publication: Gene Therapy: Understanding the Science, Assessing the Evidence, and Paying for Value

7 March 2017

Just published is a new report entitled: Gene Therapy: Understanding the Science, Assessing the Evidence, and Paying for Value. The publication is a report of the…

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How Should We Choose the Measure of ‘Average’ Preferences?

8 February 2017

New OHE Research Paper: What is the normative basis for selecting the measure of ‘average’ preferences for use in social choices?

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New Publication: Assessing Evidence and Access Associated with NICE HTA Decisions Categorised as “Recommended in Line with Clinical Practice”

6 January 2017

A new OHE Research Paper assesses the nature of evidence used to reach HTA decisions which NICE have classified as “Recommended in Line with Clinical Practice”…

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Recently Published: MCDA to Elicit Stakeholders’ Preferences: The Case of Obinutuzumab for Rituximab-Refractory Indolent Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma

20 December 2016

This paper uses MCDA to obtain preferences on decision criteria across three stakeholder groups (patients, clinicians and payers) in Italy and then uses these preferences to…

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New Publication: Important Aspects of Health Not Captured by EQ-5D

15 December 2016

A new OHE Research Paper examines the views of the UK general public about aspects of health considered to be missing from the five EQ-5D dimensions.