Why Accounting for Our Differences Matter in Assessing Drug Value
IVI's Jennifer Bright and Amy Miller, former CEO of the Society for Women's Health Research, explain why patient heterogeneity is crucial to consider in any value assessment method. Read the full article here.
Experts Address Gaps in Value Assessment
Previewing their panel discussion at ISPOR 2020, Lou Garrison and Leah Howard discuss what’s needed to address gaps on value assessment. View the short video clip here.
IVI Shares Executive Summary of Annual Methods Summit
The national dialogue on value in health care is bringing to the forefront the limitations of current value assessment methods and gaps in real world data to inform decision-making. IVI seeks to engage a wider [...]
Measuring Value: COVID-19 Forces a Reassessment
Authors: Patricia Deverka, Jennifer Bright, Louis Garrison, Samuel Nussbaum We have seen the COVID-19 pandemic decimate people’s lives, health care systems, and the global and US economy, with investments by the US government exceeding $4 [...]
PRESS RELEASE: Seven High-Profile Patient Engagement Leaders to Advise Nonprofit on its Patient-Focused Research Agenda
Alexandria, VA – May 6, 2020 – The Innovation and Value Initiative (IVI), a research-based non-profit improving the science and practice of value assessment, today announced the appointment of seven members to its Patient Advisory [...]
Patients at the Center of It All
Making our way through a global pandemic will require all the assets and brain power our health system and leaders have to offer. And yet while the pandemic has been a novel disruptor, it has [...]
New Career Opportunities at IVI
IVI has announced two new job opportunities at IVI: Research Manager Operations Manager Please visit our Careers page for job details and application instructions. If you have any questions, please feel free to contact us [...]
PRESS RELEASE: IVI Convenes First-of-its-Kind Multi-Stakeholder Summit to Accelerate Aligning Value Assessment Methods with Real-World Decision Needs
Participants Define Consensus Expectations and Prioritize Research Agenda to Improve Value Assessment Methods Alexandria, VA – March 17, 2020 – The Innovation and Value Initiative (IVI), a research-based non-profit improving the science and practice of [...]
The Ascendency of Value Assessment
Value assessment is a hot topic in healthcare. But how can it be improved so it's more relevant to answering the most important questions to patients, payers and providers? In this commentary, Jennifer Bright explains [...]
PRESS RELEASE: Dr. Patricia Deverka Appointed as IVI’s First Chief Science Officer
IVI is thrilled to announce Pat Deverka, MD has joined our organization as our first Chief Science Officer. Dr. Deverka. Dr. Deverka brings to IVI more than three decades of experience in health economic [...]
PRESS RELEASE: IVI Announces Six New Members to Board of Directors
IVI is pleased to announce the latest additions to our diverse and growing Board of Directors. Read the full press release here to learn who is helping us drive value assessment to the next level [...]
What’s in Store for 2020?
Jennifer Bright discusses the following three trends that began in 2019 and will pick up steam this year: Increased demand for value information for drugs; Increased number of voices asking whether value assessment is done [...]