IVI and PAVE Center (University of Maryland) Present at ISPOR 2022
In the ongoing collaboration between IVI and PAVE Center, University of Maryland, the research team has been working to identify patient-driven priorities for major depressive disorder (MDD) and explore how these priorities can be used to inform value assessments. As part of the project, the research team examined whether efficacy endpoints included in existing empirical […]
IVI and the Arthritis Foundation Recognize July as Juvenile Arthritis Awareness Month
We were so pleased to speak with Ms. Shannan O’Hara Levi about her experience growing up with juvenile arthritis. Listen as she offers an authentic perspective for people living with this serious health condition and highlights her advice to parents and caregivers. She also discusses some of the hidden costs of this illness. Shannan is […]
IVI Co-Authored Paper Published in The Patient
IVI is pleased to share that a patient-centered impact paper, co-authored by IVI’s Jennifer Bright, was released this morning in The Patient – Patient-Centered Outcomes Research. The paper, “Patient-Centered Core Impact Sets – What They Are and Why We Need Them,” encourages thinking beyond traditional health outcomes when determining impact to include other equally (and sometimes […]
IVI Recent Publications
IVI has had some of our articles recently published. See below for brief summaries and links to the full article. Early Reflections on Stakeholder Engagement in Economic Model Development to Inform Value Assessment (Value Outcomes and Spotlight) Early-stage insights from the IVI-MDD model development show that continual stakeholder engagement yields important insights for the model design […]
AJMC Highlights the Launch of IVI’s Health Equity Initiative
The American Journal of Managed Care (AJMC) highlights the launch of IVI’s Health Equity Initiative, where IVI is engaging with partners and stakeholders, including patients, employers, payers, manufacturers, researchers, health systems, and policymakers, to understand how equity is (or more often is not) considered within the current methods and practice of value assessment. Through this initiative, […]
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 Patients is Key,” she also explores key findings from the joint IVI and Arthritis Foundation research paper released in November […]
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 how IVI is a learning lab within the value and health technology assessment community, grounded in the principles of patient-centricity, […]
PRESS RELEASE: Arthritis Foundation and IVI Release Paper
Arthritis Foundation and Innovation and Value Initiative Release Paper Highlighting Patient Perspectives in Rheumatoid Arthritis Alexandria, VA — November 1, 2021 — The Arthritis Foundation and the Innovation and Value Initiative (IVI) have partnered with people living with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) to publish a new report highlighting the need for healthcare research and value assessment […]
IVI’s Rick Chapman Reacts to CMMI’s Strategic Refresh
IVI’s Chief Science Officer, Rick Chapman, spoke with AJMC after CMMI’s webinar to discuss their strategic refresh and IVI’s principles for value assessment. Read the full article on AJMC here. Learn More The Innovation and Value Initiative is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit research organization committed to advancing the science, practice, and use of value assessment in […]
IVI/PAVE Research to be Presented at SMDM Annual Meeting
Results Will Inform IVI’s Major Depressive Disorder Model Professor Susan dosReis, PhD and Associate Professor Julia Slejko, PhD of the Center for Patient Driven Values in Healthcare Evaluation (PAVE), University of Maryland School of Pharmacy, will present research done in collaboration with the Innovation and Value Initiative at the Society for Medical Decision Making’s 43rd […]