IVI MEMBER SPOTLIGHT: Andrea Maresca, MPH
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 [...]
PRESS RELEASE: IVI Research Brief: Open-Source Modeling Builds Trust, Validity, and Rapid-Cycle Learning in Value Assessment
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 [...]
PRESS RELEASE: IVI Research Brief Examines Value Assessment in the Age of COVID
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 [...]
PRESS RELEASE: IVI Selects Pharmerit to Construct Foundation of Major Depressive Disorder Value Assessment Model
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 [...]
IVI MEMBER SPOTLIGHT: Dr. Wayne Burton
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 [...]
New IVI Member Spotlight Series
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 [...]
Tackling Hard Questions in Value
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 [...]
PRESS RELEASE: IVI’s Next Value Assessment Model to Address Major Depressive Disorder Interventions
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 [...]
IVI and the University of Maryland Pharmacy School’s PAVE Center Partner on Patient-Centered Value Assessment
In an article in The Patient, IVI and the Patient-Driven Values in Healthcare Evaluation (PAVE) Center at the University of Maryland School of Pharmacy describe how they develop methods and models that make patient-centered value [...]
Second Webinar in the ISPOR-IVI Series Explores Whether Value Assessments are Up to the Task in the Age of COVID-19
The second part of a five-part webinar series examining value assessment in the COVID-19 era hosted by ISPOR and the Innovation and Value Initiative (IVI) will explore whether the methods on which health economists have [...]
Exploring Patient Heterogeneity and Diversity in Treatment Responses
Author: Jennifer Bright, MPA Everyone hopes for a COVID vaccine so our lives can return to normal. Yet, we know that even if clinical trials prove a vaccine's effectiveness, our society will still have to [...]
IVI Releases First Annual Report
IVI is pleased to share our Annual Report that documents the transition of our organization to an independent, 501c(3) organization, describes our membership and patient engagement strategies, and offers highlights and learnings from research and [...]