Health Technology Assessment (HTA)
Health Technology Assessment (HTA) is a multidisciplinary process that uses explicit methods to determine a health technology’s value for healthcare decision-making. Attitudes towards HTA vary globally, with some countries using a variety of methods and analyses and others hardly any.
Progression-free Survival as a Surrogate Outcome for Overall Survival in Oncology
4 September 2018
When should progression-free survival be used as a surrogate for overall survival in oncology? Uneven reporting of results – different definitions and methods of analysis, lack of rigour in applying methodology – make progress difficult.
Two New Papers on EQ-5D-5L Valuation in Ireland
21 August 2018
OHE’s Koonal Shah and Nancy Devlin are co-authors on two new papers focusing on the valuation of the EQ-5D-5L in Ireland.
NICE Recommendation Highlights Role of Social Value Judgements
9 August 2018
This blog post discusses the role of social value judgements in NICE technology appraisals, focusing on the recent appraisal of dinutuximab beta for high-risk neuroblastoma.
Opportunity Costs of New Health Care Technologies: A Research Agenda
8 August 2018
A new OHE Research Paper sets out an agenda for the development of methods to estimate cost-effectiveness thresholds in the NHS.
OHE at HTAi 2018
29 May 2018
Meet some of the OHE team at the Health Technology Assessment International (HTAi) 2018 conference in Vancouver, 1-5 June.
A New Online Tool for Creating Personal and Social EQ-5D-5L Value Sets
4 May 2018
OHE’s Prof Nancy Devlin has been collaborating on a new approach to creating personal and social EQ-5D-5L value sets, based on a web application.
New Publications: Optimal Development and Use of Real-World Evidence for Coverage and Formulary Decisions
18 April 2018
Just published are two new reports that explore the use of real world evidence for coverage and formulary decisions. The publications represent 1) the background paper…
Valuing Health at the End of Life: A Review of Stated Preference Studies in the Social Sciences Literature
9 April 2018
Just published in Social Science & Medicine: a review of stated preferences examining the extent of support for an end of life premium.
Incorporating Quantitative Patient Preference Data into Healthcare Decision Making Processes: Is HTA Falling Behind?
4 April 2018
A recently published editorial by OHE’s David Mott considers whether quantitative patient preference data has a role to play in HTA decision making.