ISPOR Good Practices Report Offers Guidance for Using Real-World Data From EHRs in Health Technology Assessments

ISPOR—The Professional Society for Health Economics and Outcomes Research announced today the publication of an ISPOR Good Practices Report that proposes a framework for assessing the suitability of electronic health records data for use in health technology assessments. The report, “Assessing Real-World Data from Electronic Health Records for Health Technology Assessment: The SUITABILITY Checklist: A Good Practices Report of an ISPOR Task Force” was published in the June 2024 issue of Value in Health.

Global Medical Device Panel Finds Little Evidence Linking Health Technology Assessment Processes to Medical Device Purchasing Decisions

Value in Health, the official journal of ISPOR, announced the publication of a systematic literature review showing that there is sparce evidence in the health research literature to link health technology assessment processes and outcomes with device purchasing decisions.

New Research Yields Valuable Evidence Regarding the Assessment of Health-Related Quality of Life in Children

Value in Health, the official journal of ISPOR—the professional society for health economics and outcomes research, announced today the publication of a series of articles providing new insights on measuring and valuing children’s health-related quality of life.

Health Technology Assessment Around the World: Broadening the Understanding of Cross-Country Differences

Value in Health announced today the publication of a series of articles investigating the use of health technology assessment (HTA) in healthcare decision making across the globe. The series, “HTA Around the World—Influences of Culture, Values, and Institutions,” appears in the January 2020 issue of Value in Health.