Latest news from ISPOR—The Professional Society for Health Economics and Outcomes Research on Newswise en-us Copyright 2025 Newswise 115 31 / /images/newswise-logo-rss.gif /articles/ispor-announces-new-chief-financial-officer/?sc=rsin /articles/ispor-announces-new-chief-financial-officer/?sc=rsin Tue, 04 Feb 2025 04:05:54 EST ISPOR--The Professional Society for Health Economics and Outcomes Research announces that Kate Tarpey has been appointed as its new Chief Financial Officer. ISPOR--The Professional Society for Health Economics and Outcomes Research /articles/ispor-tackles-health-disparities-with-new-research-primer/?sc=rsin /articles/ispor-tackles-health-disparities-with-new-research-primer/?sc=rsin Wed, 22 Jan 2025 04:05:38 EST ISPOR announced the publication of a report from the ISPOR Health Equity Research Special Interest Group intended to establish key concepts for conducting health equity research that enables investigators to examine--and ultimately reduce--unfair social inequities in health. ISPOR--The Professional Society for Health Economics and Outcomes Research /articles/global-expert-panel-releases-good-practices-guidance-for-developing-or-updating-health-technology-assessment-guidelines/?sc=rsin /articles/global-expert-panel-releases-good-practices-guidance-for-developing-or-updating-health-technology-assessment-guidelines/?sc=rsin Wed, 15 Jan 2025 09:40:15 EST ISPOR--The Professional Society for Health Economics and Outcomes Research announced the publication of a tripartite task force report outlining good practices for developing or updating health technology assessment (HTA) guidelines. ISPOR--The Professional Society for Health Economics and Outcomes Research /articles/rethinking-value-assessment-for-orphan-drugs/?sc=rsin /articles/rethinking-value-assessment-for-orphan-drugs/?sc=rsin Wed, 18 Dec 2024 04:05:12 EST Value in Health, the official journal of ISPOR--The Professional Society for Health Economics and Outcomes Research, announced the publication of a special themed section of research papers that document challenges in rare disease evidence and economic evaluation and policy as well as ways in which the environment is evolving to address them. ISPOR--The Professional Society for Health Economics and Outcomes Research /articles/ispor-launches-heor-explained-microsite/?sc=rsin /articles/ispor-launches-heor-explained-microsite/?sc=rsin Tue, 10 Dec 2024 04:05:51 EST ISPOR--The Professional Society for Health Economics and Outcomes Research announced that it has launched a new microsite--HEOR Explained--designed to help people better understand how health economics and outcomes research (HEOR) can improve healthcare decisions. ISPOR--The Professional Society for Health Economics and Outcomes Research /articles/ispor-releases-emerging-good-practices-guidance-on-quantifying-specialized-knowledge-in-healthcare/?sc=rsin /articles/ispor-releases-emerging-good-practices-guidance-on-quantifying-specialized-knowledge-in-healthcare/?sc=rsin Wed, 06 Nov 2024 04:05:26 EST ISPOR announced the publication of an ISPOR Good Practices Report that identifies existing structured expert elicitation protocols that can support healthcare decision making and provides important insights on how to choose which protocols may be the most appropriate for different scenarios, such as time-constrained decisions, early-stage technology assessments, and public health policies. ISPOR--The Professional Society for Health Economics and Outcomes Research /articles/ispor-announces-2024-health-economics-and-outcomes-research-award-honorees/?sc=rsin /articles/ispor-announces-2024-health-economics-and-outcomes-research-award-honorees/?sc=rsin Mon, 14 Oct 2024 04:05:05 EST ISPOR--The Professional Society for Health Economics and Outcomes Research announced today the recipients of its 2024 Health Economics and Outcomes Research (HEOR) Scientific and Leadership Awards. ISPOR--The Professional Society for Health Economics and Outcomes Research /articles/cracking-the-code-on-medicare-s-drug-price-negotiations/?sc=rsin /articles/cracking-the-code-on-medicare-s-drug-price-negotiations/?sc=rsin Tue, 01 Oct 2024 04:05:21 EST ISPOR announced the publication of a study that provides estimates of how the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) may have determined initial price offers for the first 10 drugs selected for Medicare price negotiation. ISPOR--The Professional Society for Health Economics and Outcomes Research /articles/ispor-europe-2024-plenaries-and-speakers-announced/?sc=rsin /articles/ispor-europe-2024-plenaries-and-speakers-announced/?sc=rsin Mon, 23 Sep 2024 04:05:51 EST ISPOR--The Professional Society for Health Economics and Outcomes Research announced the plenary sessions and speakers for ISPOR Europe 2024. The conference is the leading European conference for health economics and outcomes research (HEOR) and is scheduled for 17-20 November in Barcelona, Spain with the theme, "Generating Evidence Toward Health and Well-Being." ISPOR--The Professional Society for Health Economics and Outcomes Research /articles/ispor-announces-new-strategic-plan-2030/?sc=rsin /articles/ispor-announces-new-strategic-plan-2030/?sc=rsin Mon, 29 Jul 2024 04:05:52 EST ISPOR--The Professional Society for Health Economics and Outcomes Research announced its new Strategic Plan 2030 that presents a bold new vision for the Society and the field of health economics and outcomes research (HEOR). ISPOR--The Professional Society for Health Economics and Outcomes Research /articles/measuring-what-matters-broadening-the-scope-of-health-economics-evaluation-to-incorporate-well-being/?sc=rsin /articles/measuring-what-matters-broadening-the-scope-of-health-economics-evaluation-to-incorporate-well-being/?sc=rsin Tue, 09 Jul 2024 04:05:01 EST ISPOR--The Professional Society for Health Economics and Outcomes Research announced the publication of a special themed section of research papers in Value in Health that offer insights into facets of economic evaluation aimed to incorporate well-being into decision making. ISPOR--The Professional Society for Health Economics and Outcomes Research /articles/confronting-the-backlash-against-qalys-key-insights-from-leading-health-economists/?sc=rsin /articles/confronting-the-backlash-against-qalys-key-insights-from-leading-health-economists/?sc=rsin Tue, 18 Jun 2024 04:05:13 EST ISPOR announced the publication of a collection of papers that examine the long-standing debate surrounding the use of quality-adjusted life years (QALYs) and alternative measures in healthcare decision making. ISPOR--The Professional Society for Health Economics and Outcomes Research /articles/ispor-good-practices-report-offers-guidance-for-using-real-world-data-from-ehrs-in-health-technology-assessments/?sc=rsin /articles/ispor-good-practices-report-offers-guidance-for-using-real-world-data-from-ehrs-in-health-technology-assessments/?sc=rsin Mon, 17 Jun 2024 04:05:59 EST 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. ISPOR--The Professional Society for Health Economics and Outcomes Research /articles/ispor-announces-2024-2025-board-of-directors/?sc=rsin /articles/ispor-announces-2024-2025-board-of-directors/?sc=rsin Tue, 28 May 2024 04:05:14 EST ISPOR--The Professional Society for Health Economics and Outcomes Research announced the results of its recent elections. The Society's membership selected its new president-elect and 4 new board members. ISPOR--The Professional Society for Health Economics and Outcomes Research /articles/when-and-how-to-conduct-health-technology-assessments-for-biosimilars/?sc=rsin /articles/when-and-how-to-conduct-health-technology-assessments-for-biosimilars/?sc=rsin Mon, 13 May 2024 04:05:36 EST ISPOR announced the publication of a report from the ISPOR Biosimilars Special Interest Group highlighting the need for clearer guidance on when and how to conduct health technology assessments (HTAs) for biosimilars. ISPOR--The Professional Society for Health Economics and Outcomes Research /articles/ispor-announces-patient-centered-research-summit-2024/?sc=rsin /articles/ispor-announces-patient-centered-research-summit-2024/?sc=rsin Mon, 22 Apr 2024 09:05:14 EST ISPOR--The Professional Society for Health Economics and Outcomes Research announced the sessions and speakers for its Patient-Centered Research Summit 2024. The Summit is scheduled to be held May 5 in Atlanta, GA, USA and is co-located with the Society's annual international conference, ISPOR 2024. ISPOR--The Professional Society for Health Economics and Outcomes Research /articles/ispor-2024-plenaries-and-speakers-announced/?sc=rsin /articles/ispor-2024-plenaries-and-speakers-announced/?sc=rsin Mon, 22 Apr 2024 04:05:07 EST ISPOR announced the plenary sessions and speakers for ISPOR 2024, its annual international conference., and the leading global conference for health economics and outcomes research (HEOR). ISPOR 2024 will be held May 5-8 in Atlanta, GA, USA. ISPOR--The Professional Society for Health Economics and Outcomes Research /articles/ispor-global-panel-proposes-new-structure-to-improve-definitions-of-digital-health-interventions/?sc=rsin /articles/ispor-global-panel-proposes-new-structure-to-improve-definitions-of-digital-health-interventions/?sc=rsin Tue, 09 Apr 2024 04:05:02 EST ISPOR--The Professional Society for Health Economics and Outcomes Research announced the publication of a report from the ISPOR Digital Health Special Interest Group that proposes a new framework to help standardize and clarify definitions used for digital health interventions. ISPOR--The Professional Society for Health Economics and Outcomes Research /articles/ispor-launches-heor-by-topic-microsite/?sc=rsin /articles/ispor-launches-heor-by-topic-microsite/?sc=rsin Tue, 02 Apr 2024 04:05:41 EST ISPOR--The Professional Society for Health Economics and Outcomes Research (HEOR) announced today that it has launched a new microsite that provides HEOR information and resources organized by topical areas of interest--HEOR by Topic. ISPOR--The Professional Society for Health Economics and Outcomes Research /articles/ispor-international-panel-calls-for-consensus-on-medication-adherence-measures/?sc=rsin /articles/ispor-international-panel-calls-for-consensus-on-medication-adherence-measures/?sc=rsin Mon, 26 Feb 2024 04:05:47 EST ISPOR--The Professional Society for Health Economics and Outcomes Research announced the publication of a new report from the ISPOR Medication Adherence and Persistence Special Interest Group revealing significant inconsistencies in how researchers measure the effectiveness of interventions aimed at improving medication adherence. The report, "A Systematic Review of Outcomes for Assessment of Medication Adherence Enhancing Interventions: An ISPOR Special Interest Group Report" was published in the February 2024 issue of Value in Health. ISPOR--The Professional Society for Health Economics and Outcomes Research