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Released: 24-May-2017 4:30 PM EDT
What Can We Learn From Global Health Care Systems?
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ISPOR held a number of sessions at its 22nd Annual International Conference in Boston, MA, USA that focused on the health care systems from different countries.

Released: 24-May-2017 4:05 PM EDT
Panel Explores Issue of Real-World Evidence to Inform Health Policies for Medical Devices
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ISPOR held an afternoon session at its 22nd Annual International Meeting in Boston, MA, USA that explored the use of real-world evidence to help inform health policies for medical devices.

Released: 24-May-2017 2:05 PM EDT
ISPOR Presents 2017 Scientific and Leadership Awards
ISPOR—The Professional Society for Health Economics and Outcomes Research

ISPOR recognized honorees of the ISPOR Awards Program at its 22nd Annual International Meeting in Boston, MA, USA this week. The ISPOR Awards Program is designed to foster and recognize excellence and outstanding technical achievement in HEOR.

Released: 24-May-2017 10:05 AM EDT
New Methodological Approaches to Assess Value of Immuno-Oncology Therapies
ISPOR—The Professional Society for Health Economics and Outcomes Research

ISPOR hosted a morning session at its 22nd Annual International Meeting in Boston, MA, USA that examined cost-effectiveness models for innovative oncology treatments.

Released: 24-May-2017 10:05 AM EDT
Developing and Paying for Gene Therapies: How to Measure Value?
ISPOR—The Professional Society for Health Economics and Outcomes Research

ISPOR hosted a session this morning at its 22nd Annual International Meeting in Boston, MA, USA that examined the issue of developing and paying for gene therapies.

Released: 23-May-2017 4:00 PM EDT
The Power of Social Network Interventions on Population Health
ISPOR—The Professional Society for Health Economics and Outcomes Research

ISPOR held its second plenary session this morning at its 22nd Annual International Meeting in Boston, MA, USA. The plenary, Social Network Interventions and Population Health, highlighted the research of Nicholas A. Christakis, MD, PhD, MPH.

Released: 23-May-2017 3:30 PM EDT
The Relationship Between Cost Effectiveness and Affordability in Health Care
ISPOR—The Professional Society for Health Economics and Outcomes Research

ISPOR hosted a session this morning at its 22nd Annual International Meeting in Boston, MA, USA that examined the relationship between cost effectiveness and affordability of health care therapies.

Released: 22-May-2017 4:40 PM EDT
Assessment of Value in Health Care
ISPOR—The Professional Society for Health Economics and Outcomes Research

ISPOR held two scientific sessions on value assessment frameworks this afternoon at its 22nd Annual International Meeting in Boston, MA, USA.

Released: 22-May-2017 4:30 PM EDT
Opening Plenary Session Explores Direction of US Health Policy Changes
ISPOR—The Professional Society for Health Economics and Outcomes Research

ISPOR opened its 22nd Annual International Meeting in Boston, MA, USA this morning with its first plenary session, Where Is US Health Policy Going?.

Released: 22-May-2017 4:25 PM EDT
Capturing the “Patient Voice” in Health Care
ISPOR—The Professional Society for Health Economics and Outcomes Research

ISPOR hosted a session at its 22nd Annual International Meeting that explored what methods researchers and health technology assessors should employ to best capture the patient voice in HEOR research.

Released: 22-May-2017 4:20 PM EDT
ISPOR and ISPE Collaborate to Advance Good Practices for Use of Real-World Evidence
ISPOR—The Professional Society for Health Economics and Outcomes Research

ISPOR and ISPE have joined forces to collaborate on a Special Task Force on real-world evidence in regulatory decision making. This initiative was the focus of an invited issue panel this morning at the ISPOR 22nd Annual International Meeting in Boston, MA, USA.

Released: 16-May-2017 6:05 PM EDT
The 21st Century Cures Act: Considering the Implications
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ISPOR held several sessions at its 22nd Annual International Meeting in Boston, MA, USA this afternoon that discussed regulatory and health policy implications of the 21st Century Cures Act.

Released: 16-May-2017 6:05 PM EDT
Short- and Long-Term Impact of Medicare Negotiating Drug Prices: A Critical Look at the Policy Proposals
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ISPOR hosted a session that explored the economic impact of Medicare directly negotiating drug prices for enrollees. The session was held this afternoon at ISPOR’s 22nd Annual International Meeting in Boston, MA, USA.

Released: 16-May-2017 5:05 PM EDT
Best Podium and Poster Presentations Awarded at ISPOR 22nd Annual International Meeting
ISPOR—The Professional Society for Health Economics and Outcomes Research

ISPOR recognized the Best Podium and Poster Presentation Awardees at its 22nd Annual International Meeting today in Boston, MA, USA.

Released: 9-May-2017 8:05 AM EDT
ISPOR 22nd Annual International Meeting to Focus on Social and Policy Change in Health Care
ISPOR—The Professional Society for Health Economics and Outcomes Research

ISPOR announced confirmation of the scientific sessions for its upcoming 22nd Annual International Meeting in Boston, MA, USA on May 20-24, 2017. The conference is expected to draw more than 4,000 health care stakeholders including policy makers, payers, thought leaders, researchers, academicians, decision makers, and patient representatives.

Released: 18-Apr-2017 8:05 AM EDT
New Study Identifies Notable Differences in How 6 European Health Agencies Assess Real-World Data
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Value in Health, the official journal of ISPOR, announced today the publication of new research reviewing and comparing the policies of 6 European health technology assessment (HTA) agencies on incorporating real-world data into health technology assessments.

Released: 17-Apr-2017 10:45 AM EDT
For Women at Risk of Hereditary Breast Cancer, Multigene Test Could Help Extend Life Expectancy
ISPOR—The Professional Society for Health Economics and Outcomes Research

Value in Health, the official journal of the ISPOR, announced today the publication of new research indicating that testing for variants in 7 cancer-associated genes (versus the usual process of testing in just 2 genes) followed by risk-reduction management could cost-effectively improve life expectancy for women at risk of hereditary breast cancer.

Released: 4-Apr-2017 7:55 AM EDT
ISPOR Announces 2017 Scientific Achievement and Leadership Awards
ISPOR—The Professional Society for Health Economics and Outcomes Research

The International Society for Pharmacoeconomics and Outcomes Research (ISPOR) announced the recipients of its 2017 Scientific Achievement and Leadership Awards.

Released: 21-Mar-2017 8:05 AM EDT
New Research Findings: Health Costs for Children with Cancer Are Higher Than for Adolescents, Adults
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ISPOR announced the publication of original research estimating the costs of cancer care in children and adolescents in the March issue of Value in Health.

Released: 20-Mar-2017 8:05 AM EDT
Introducing Novel Guidelines for Patient Engagement in Research
ISPOR—The Professional Society for Health Economics and Outcomes Research

ISPOR announced the publication of suggested guidelines on establishing research partnerships with patients in the March 2017 issue of Value in Health. The report of these novel recommendations for outcomes researchers is entitled, "Emerging Guidelines for Patient Engagement in Research."

Released: 14-Mar-2017 7:05 AM EDT
ISPOR Publishes New Task Force Report on Constrained Optimization Methods
ISPOR—The Professional Society for Health Economics and Outcomes Research

ISPOR published a new task force report, "Constrained Optimization Methods in Health Services Research—An Introduction: Report 1 of the ISPOR Optimization Methods Emerging Good Practices Task Force,” in the March 2017 issue of Value in Health. This new task force report provides health care researchers and decision makers with an introductory overview of this important methodology.

Released: 6-Mar-2017 8:10 AM EST
ISPOR Announces Plenary Sessions and Speakers for 22nd Annual International Meeting
ISPOR—The Professional Society for Health Economics and Outcomes Research

ISPOR announced plenary sessions and speakers for its 22nd Annual International Meeting that will be held May 20-24, 2017 in Boston, MA, USA. The conference will focus on significant changes in health care and policy with the timely theme, "Evidence and Value in a Time of Social and Policy Change."

Released: 27-Feb-2017 7:45 AM EST
ISPOR Initiative Advances High-Quality Value Assessment Frameworks for Health Care Interventions
ISPOR—The Professional Society for Health Economics and Outcomes Research

ISPOR announced the publication of a special theme issue of its flagship journal, Value in Health, devoted to methodological, process, and ethical considerations of value assessment frameworks.

Released: 14-Feb-2017 8:05 AM EST
“Mapping Studies” in Cost-Utility Analyses: New Recommendations From ISPOR Task Force
ISPOR—The Professional Society for Health Economics and Outcomes Research

ISPOR published a new Task Force Report, “Mapping to Estimate Health-State Utility from Non–Preference-Based Outcome Measures: An ISPOR Good Practices for Outcomes Research Task Force Report,” in the January 2017 issue of Value in Health.

Released: 13-Feb-2017 8:05 AM EST
ISPOR Releases New Task Force Recommendations for the Development of Clinician-Reported Outcome Assessments
ISPOR—The Professional Society for Health Economics and Outcomes Research

ISPOR published a new Task Force Report, “Clinician-Reported Outcome Assessments of Treatment Benefit: Report of the ISPOR Clinical Outcome Assessment Emerging Good Practices Task Force,” in the January 2017 issue of Value in Health.

Released: 6-Feb-2017 9:00 AM EST
ISPOR Offering New, Complimentary Webinar—“Introduction to Health Economics and Outcomes Research”
ISPOR—The Professional Society for Health Economics and Outcomes Research

ISPOR will be offering a new, complimentary educational webinar, "Introduction to Health Economics and Outcomes Research (HEOR): What Is It and How Can We Use It to Improve Decision Making?," on Wednesday, February 22, 2017 from 12:00 PM–1:00 PM EST.

Released: 24-Jan-2017 7:40 AM EST
ISPOR Comments on Proposed European Union Cooperation on Health Technology Assessment
ISPOR—The Professional Society for Health Economics and Outcomes Research

The International Society for Pharmacoeconomics and Outcomes Research (ISPOR) has submitted comments in response to the European Commission’s request for public consultation regarding the issue of European Union (EU) cooperation on health technology assessment (HTA).

Released: 9-Jan-2017 9:00 AM EST
ISPOR Announces Key Leadership Appointments in Global Networks Group
ISPOR—The Professional Society for Health Economics and Outcomes Research

The International Society for Pharmacoeconomics and Outcomes Research (ISPOR) recently announced the appointment of three leadership positions in its Global Networks Division.

Released: 19-Dec-2016 8:05 AM EST
Moving Toward Universal Health Care Coverage: Exploring Policy Trends in Countries Rich and Poor
ISPOR—The Professional Society for Health Economics and Outcomes Research

The International Society for Pharmacoeconomics and Outcomes Research (ISPOR) announced today the publication of a series of articles exploring trends in policy and methods regarding the country-specific provision of universal health care coverage. This special themed section, "Economics of Making Choices on the Journey to Universal Health Care Coverage," was published in the December issue of Value in Health.

Released: 6-Dec-2016 8:30 AM EST
ISPOR’s Value in Health Regional Issues Accepted for Indexing in MEDLINE®/PubMed®
ISPOR—The Professional Society for Health Economics and Outcomes Research

The International Society for Pharmacoeconomics and Outcomes Research announced that its regional health economics and outcomes research (HEOR) publication, Value in Health Regional Issues, was recently accepted for indexing in MEDLINE®/PubMed®.

Released: 5-Dec-2016 8:15 AM EST
ISPOR Announces New 2017 Health Economics and Outcomes Research Training Programs
ISPOR—The Professional Society for Health Economics and Outcomes Research

The International Society for Pharmacoeconomics and Outcomes Research announced its upcoming health economics and outcomes research (HEOR) in-person training programs scheduled for early 2017.

Released: 22-Nov-2016 8:00 AM EST
ISPOR 19th Annual European Congress Drew Key Stakeholders and Thought Leaders to Discuss Access to Medical Innovations
ISPOR—The Professional Society for Health Economics and Outcomes Research

The International Society for Pharmacoeconomics and Outcomes Research recently concluded its 19th Annual European Congress in Vienna, Austria. More than 4,700 delegates—stakeholders from all sectors of health care, including health ministries and government offices, health technology assessment bodies, public and private payers, researchers and academics, patients and patient advocates—representing 89 countries convened on 29 October through 2 November 2016 to discuss access to medical innovations in Europe.

Released: 22-Nov-2016 7:30 AM EST
Best Podium and Poster Presentations Awarded at ISPOR 19th Annual European Congress
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The International Society for Pharmacoeconomics and Outcomes Research recognized the Best Podium Presentation and Best Poster Presentation Awardees at its 19th Annual European Congress in Vienna, Austria.

Released: 21-Nov-2016 8:05 AM EST
ISPOR CEO Nancy Berg Wins Silver Stevie® Award in 2016 Stevie Awards for Women in Business
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The International Society for Pharmacoeconomics and Outcomes Research CEO and Executive Director Nancy Berg has been named the winner of a Silver Stevie® Award in the Female Executive of the Year category in the 13th annual Stevie Awards for Women in Business.

Released: 7-Nov-2016 7:30 AM EST
ISPOR Launches “New Professionals” Network
ISPOR—The Professional Society for Health Economics and Outcomes Research

The International Society for Pharmacoeconomics and Outcomes Research (ISPOR) announced today the launch of its New Professionals Network. The new membership category is designed to serve the unique needs of future leaders in the field of health economics and outcomes research (HEOR).

   
Released: 2-Nov-2016 10:05 AM EDT
ISPOR Recognizes Five Distinguished Recipients of 2016 Service Awards at 19th Annual European Congress
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ISPOR recognized recipients at its 19th Annual European Congress. The ISPOR Awards Program is designed to foster and recognize excellence and outstanding technical achievement in health economics and outcomes research (HEOR).

Released: 2-Nov-2016 10:05 AM EDT
ISPOR 19th Annual European Congress Focuses on the Use of Real-World Data in Health Technology Assessment
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ISPOR held an issue panel entitled, "Using Observational (Real-World) Data in Health Technology Assessment: Route to Confusion or Better Decisions?" The session took place at the Society’s 19th Annual European Congress in Vienna, Austria.

Released: 2-Nov-2016 9:05 AM EDT
Plenary 3 of ISPOR 19th Annual European Congress Explores Key Lessons From the Interquality Project
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The International Society for Pharmacoeconomics and Outcomes Research (ISPOR) hosted its third plenary session, "How to Control Costs and Improve Access to Medicines: Lessons from the InterQuality Project," at the Society’s 19th Annual European Congress in Vienna, Austria.

Released: 2-Nov-2016 5:05 AM EDT
ISPOR 19th Annual European Congress Examines Inclusion of Future Medical Costs in Health Technology Assessment Guidelines
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ISPOR held an issue panel entitled, "Should Health Technology Assessment Guidelines Recommend Inclusion of Future Medical Costs?," at the Society’s 19th Annual European Congress in Vienna, Austria.

Released: 2-Nov-2016 3:05 AM EDT
ISPOR 19th Annual European Congress Explores the Aspirational and Practical Elements of Generating Real-World Evidence
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ISPOR hosted an issue panel entitled, "Real World Evidence to Support Value Proposition and Reimbursement at Launch: The Aspirational Meets the Impractical?,'" at the Society’s 19th Annual European Congress in Vienna, Austria.

Released: 1-Nov-2016 1:05 PM EDT
ISPOR 19th Annual European Congress Examines Value Assessment of Transformative Medicines in Rare Diseases
ISPOR—The Professional Society for Health Economics and Outcomes Research

ISPOR offered an issue panel, "Valuing Transformative Medicines in Rare Diseases: Methods and Madness," at the Society’s 19th Annual European Congress in Vienna, Austria.

Released: 1-Nov-2016 12:05 PM EDT
ISPOR 19th Annual European Congress Focuses on Emerging US Value Frameworks
ISPOR—The Professional Society for Health Economics and Outcomes Research

ISPOR held an issue panel this afternoon entitled, Emerging US Value Frameworks: Are There Lessons From – Or For – Europe? The session took place at the Society’s 19th Annual European Congress in Vienna, Austria.

Released: 1-Nov-2016 11:05 AM EDT
ISPOR 19th Annual European Congress Issue Panel Explores Issue of Adaptive Pathways and Patient Access
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The International Society for Pharmacoeconomics and Outcomes Research (ISPOR) held a session this afternoon entitled, "Adaptive Pathways and Patient Access: Pushing Payer Boundaries or Facilitating New Payment Models?" at the Society’s 19th Annual European Congress in Vienna, Austria.

Released: 1-Nov-2016 10:05 AM EDT
Plenary 2 of ISPOR 19th Annual European Congress Focuses on Differential Pricing of Medicines in Europe
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The International Society for Pharmacoeconomics and Outcomes Research (ISPOR) held its second plenary session, "Differential Pricing of Medicines in Europe: Implications for Access, Innovation, and Affordability," this morning at the Society’s 19th Annual European Congress in Vienna, Austria.

Released: 1-Nov-2016 7:05 AM EDT
ISPOR 19th Annual European Congress Explores How Incentives Could Support Effectiveness Research of Medical Devices
ISPOR—The Professional Society for Health Economics and Outcomes Research

The International Society for Pharmacoeconomics and Outcomes Research (ISPOR) held a workshop this morning on Incentivizing Research Into the Effectiveness of Medical Devices at the Society’s 19th Annual European Congress in Vienna, Austria.

Released: 1-Nov-2016 7:05 AM EDT
ISPOR 19th Annual European Congress Examines Use of Multi-Criteria Decision Analysis to Support Health Technology Assessment
ISPOR—The Professional Society for Health Economics and Outcomes Research

The International Society for Pharmacoeconomics and Outcomes Research (ISPOR) held a workshop this morning entitled, "The Potential and Pitfalls of Using Multi-Criteria Decision Analysis to Support Health Technology Assessment." The session took place at the Society’s 19th Annual European Congress in Vienna, Austria.

Released: 31-Oct-2016 1:05 PM EDT
ISPOR 19th Annual European Congress Explores How HTA Bodies Can Consider the Voice of Patients with Rare Diseases
ISPOR—The Professional Society for Health Economics and Outcomes Research

The International Society for Pharmacoeconomics and Outcomes Research (ISPOR) led a session this afternoon entitled, "From Testimonials to Qualitative Research Embedded in Clinical Trials: How Do Health Technology Assessment Bodies Consider the Voice of Rare Disease Patients When Granting Access to Orphan Drugs?" The discussion took place at the Society’s 19th Annual European Congress—in Vienna, Austria.

Released: 31-Oct-2016 12:05 PM EDT
ISPOR 19th Annual European Congress Examines New Approaches to Survival Modeling in Oncology
ISPOR—The Professional Society for Health Economics and Outcomes Research

The International Society for Pharmacoeconomics and Outcomes Research (ISPOR) held a workshop this afternoon on "New Approaches to Survival Modeling in Oncology" at the Society’s 19th Annual European Congress in Vienna, Austria.

Released: 31-Oct-2016 11:05 AM EDT
ISPOR 19th Annual European Congress Explores European Cooperation in Health Technology Assessment
ISPOR—The Professional Society for Health Economics and Outcomes Research

The International Society for Pharmacoeconomics and Outcomes Research (ISPOR) facilitated a discussion on National Health Technology Assessment (HTA) Process and European Cooperation on HTA: Fit for Purpose? this morning at the Society’s 19th Annual European Congress in Vienna, Austria.

Released: 31-Oct-2016 9:05 AM EDT
Plenary 1 of ISPOR 19th Annual European Congress Explores Synergies in Health Care
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The International Society for Pharmacoeconomics and Outcomes Research (ISPOR) opened its 19th Annual European Congress in Vienna, Austria this morning with the first plenary session, "What Synergies Could Be Created Between Regulatory and Health Technology Assessments?"



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