Value, Affordability, and Decision Making
Efficient decisions about allocating health care budgets require assessment of the effects of health care interventions and the value for money they provide. Decision-making processes leading to funding decisions should be structured and evidence-based.
The State of Play for Cost-effectiveness Thresholds
28 June 2022
In a new paper led by OHE, an international team of co-authors considers the evidence for supply-side cost-effectiveness thresholds, providing a set of recommendations for policymakers.…
ISPOR Issue Panel Roundup: Are Our HTA Methods Fit for Purpose for Gene Therapies?
6 June 2022
As part of OHE’s presence at ISPOR 2022 in Washington DC, we hosted an issue panel tackling the hot topic of health technology assessment (HTA) of…
Sleepio: Lessons from the Frontier of Digital Therapeutics
31 May 2022
The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) recently issued its first guidance for a digital therapeutic. NICE recommends the use of Sleepio for treating…
Open Source Modelling: From Ideas to Action
16 May 2022
OHE’s Chris Sampson is currently Chair of the ISPOR Open Source Models Special Interest Group (SIG). The SIG recently published their first journal article in Value…
Let’s talk about (health) inequalities
1 April 2022
The NICE methods review consultation included a proposal to consider health inequalities more explicitly in their Health Technology Assessment process. But there is still a long…
NICE’s severity modifier: a step in the right direction, but still a long way to go
23 March 2022
This blog post is the fifth in a series on the new National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) health technology evaluation manual. Each post…
The NICE Health Technology Evaluation Manual: A Fresh Perspective Needed?
16 March 2022
This blog post is the fourth in a series on the new National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) health technology evaluation manual. Each post…
Including Carer Quality of Life in Health Technology Evaluation: Are We There Yet?
10 March 2022
Carer quality of life impacts can be included in health technology evaluations, however little guidance is provided. NICE considered providing more guidance as part of their…
No Smoking Day 2022: Reflecting on OHE Projections from 1994
9 March 2022
Since 1984, the UK’s second Wednesday of each March is NO SMOKING DAY (NSD). The NSD aims to encourage smokers who want to quit. In 2022,…