CHEERS to IVI’s Commitment to Advancing Health Equity in Value Assessment
The Consolidated Health Economic Evaluation Reporting Standards (CHEERS) 2022 has been updated to reflect recent developments in economic evaluation methods. The revised report highlights four new standards, including the need to assess how impacts [...]
CHEERS to IVI Principles
ISPOR recently released its 2022 Consolidated Health Economic Evaluation Reporting Standards (CHEERS 2022), the first update for health economic modeling reporting methods since 2013. The report includes a 28-item checklist that economic modelers can [...]
Value Assessment And Decision Making In The Face Of Uncertainty
In the penultimate Health Affairs Forefront series, Mark Linthicum, Richard Chapman, and Jeroen Jansen address uncertainty in healthcare value assessment and decision-making and identify the following opportunities for change: We need a more dynamic [...]
PRESS RELEASE: IVI Elects New Board Members
New Directors Reflect Diverse Sectors of Healthcare Alexandria, VA — January 18, 2022 — The Innovation and Value Initiative (IVI), an independent, nonprofit research organization dedicated to advancing patient-centric value assessment, has elected eight [...]
Frequently Asked Questions about the IVI Draft Protocol for Major Depressive Disorder
The Innovation and Value Initiative welcomes public comments on its draft model protocol on major depressive disorder. The deadline to submit comments has been extended to Tuesday, January 25th. This economic model currently under [...]
Ms. Stacey Courtnay Explores Key Findings from IVI and Arthritis Foundation Research
In a commentary published by the American Journal of Managed Care on December 17, 2021, Ms. Stacy Courtnay highlights how lived experiences like hers can inform healthcare research. In "In Evaluating Rheumatoid Arthritis Treatments, Involving [...]
Value In Medicaid, Part 2: Challenges Concerning Health-Related Social Needs
In the second of a two-part Health Affairs post, Dr. Anish Mahajan writes about several challenges concerning health-related social needs in the journey to value in Medicaid. He addresses challenges including use of social needs screening tools, case [...]
PRESS RELEASE: IVI Opens Public Comment Period for Major Depressive Disorder Model Draft Protocol
Nonprofit Seeks Input into Data Sources and Technical Specifications to Guide Model Development Will Hold December 15th Webinar to Overview Protocol and Public Comment Process Alexandria, VA — December 14, 2021 — The Innovation [...]
Jennifer Bright Shares Views on a Patient-Centered Learning Health System
In a Journal of Accountable Care commentary, IVI Executive Director Jennifer Bright writes that to move toward a truly patient-centered learning health system, data transparency and common-good use must be a greater priority. She describes [...]
Value In Medicaid, Part 1: Administrative, Regulatory, And Financial Challenges
Part 1 in a two-part blog series by Anish P. Mahajan, MD, the Chief Executive Officer of Harbor-UCLA Medical Center and Associate Dean at UCLA-Geffen School of Medicine, examines the administrative, regulatory, and financial challenges [...]
Harmonization Of Health Technology Assessment Across The European Union: Lessons For The United States
In the latest piece of the IVI and Health Affairs blog series, Rosanna Tarricone and James Robinson compare the U.S. HTA landscape with experiences in Europe, using it to draw some lessons learned. The authors [...]
PRESS RELEASE: IVI Presents Research Poster and Participates in Two Panels at ISPOR Europe 2021
Innovation and Value Initiative Research Identifies Concrete Steps to Increase Patient Representativeness in Healthcare Research Alexandria, VA — November 30, 2021 — The Innovation and Value Initiative (IVI), an independent, nonprofit research organization dedicated to [...]