Measuring and Valuing Outcomes
We have established an excellent reputation for leading innovative, ideas-driven, and theoretically sound research on the measurement and valuation of outcomes. Health care systems should put patient-relevant outcomes at the heart of decisions about funding and providing health and social care.
The Expanding Value Footprint of Oncology Treatments
1 May 2014
This report examines the importance and history of HTA evaluations for additional uses for cancer drugs after their initial approval. Included are the ten cancer drugs approved by the EMA during 2003–2005. Decisions by France’s HAS, NICE and Aetna in the US are analysed.
What is the Role of HTA for Biosimilars?
1 April 2014
This Briefing summarises the results of a roundtable convened by OHE to discuss using HTA to assess biosimilars – including which methods are most appropriate in…
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…
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…
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…
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…
Initial Findings from Research on an EQ-5D-5L Value Set for England
24 September 2013
Four papers presented at the EuroQol Plenary discussed preliminary findings. As reported earlier, OHE’s Prof Nancy Devlin and Prof Ben van Hout of the University of…
Special Issue of EJHE Examines Progress on Refinement of the EQ-5D
13 August 2013
Just released online [open access] is a special issue of the European Journal of Health Economics on the development of new research methods for the valuation…
OHE at iHEA: HTA in Emerging Markets, Personalised Medicine, EQ-5D mapping
6 August 2013
OHE was involved in several sessions at the 9th World Congress of the International Heath Economics Association (iHEA). Prof Adrian Towse, OHE’s Director, and Prof Lou…