Alexandria, VA — January 26, 2021 — The Innovation and Value Initiative (IVI) — a nonprofit organization dedicated to advancing the science, practice, and use of value assessment in healthcare — today announced that Rick Chapman, PhD, will be its next Chief Science Officer. Chapman, who is currently Director of Health Economics at the Institute [...]
Author: Jennifer Bright, MPA, Executive Director, IVI The promise of a new year offers an opportunity to recall our best moments in 2020 (surely there are a few!) and get excited for what's ahead. For IVI, I've been thinking about the accomplishments not just in 2020, but in the three years since I joined this [...]
Earlier this fall, we sat down with Andrea Maresca, an IVI Board Member, who recently joined our organization. We are thrilled to have an expert in federal and state healthcare policy as part of our organization. Tell us a little about your background and how you came to be connected with IVI. [...]
Alexandria, VA — November 23, 2020 — The Innovation and Value Initiative (IVI) — a nonprofit organization dedicated to advancing the science, practice, and use of value assessment in healthcare — today released its latest Value Blueprints research brief describing the benefits and challenges of employing open-source modeling in value assessment. In open-source models, the [...]
Researchers Highlight Important Advancements in Understanding Value Emerging from the Pandemic Alexandria, VA — November 10, 2020 — The Innovation and Value Initiative (IVI) — a nonprofit organization dedicated to advancing the science, practice, and use of value assessment in healthcare — today released its latest Value Blueprints research brief recommending key areas for adapting [...]
Health Economics Experts to Work with IVI-convened Advisory Group to Assess and Determine Model Inputs October 20, 2020 — Alexandria, VA — The Innovation and Value Initiative (IVI)— a nonprofit organization dedicated to advancing the science, practice, and use of value assessment in healthcare—today announced it has selected Pharmerit - an OPEN Health Company, as [...]
For our first Member Spotlight, we chatted with Dr. Wayne Burton about what he sees as the future of value assessment. Dr. Burton has been with IVI almost since its inception. This interview is an adaptation of a conversation we had with Dr. Burton this fall. Tell us a little about yourself and [...]
We, at the Innovation and Value Initiative, are deeply appreciative and excited about the growing number of members who share our commitment to advancing the science of value assessment. As part of our Value Source Blog, we are introducing our Member Spotlight series, where we talk with IVI members about the future of value assessment [...]
Author: Jennifer Bright, MPA, Executive Director, IVI For decades, we've known that untreated or poorly treated Major Depressive Disorder (MDD) is an enormous burden on individual patients, our health care system, and our society. Despite having this knowledge, there is much work to do in order to support and optimize cost-effective care for patients suffering [...]
First of Its Kind Depression Model to be Informed by Input from Diverse Advisory Group September 9, 2020 — Alexandria, VA — The Innovation and Value Initiative (IVI) — a non-profit organization dedicated to advancing the science, practice, and use of value assessment in healthcare — today announced a multi-year initiative to build and test [...]
