IVI Foundation Board Appoints Dr. Jason Spangler as Chief Executive Officer
Alexandria, VA — July 19, 2022 — The Innovation and Value Initiative (IVI), a non-profit research organization committed to advancing the science, practice, and use of value assessment in health care, today announced the appointment of Jason Spangler, MD, MPH, FACPM as the Innovation and Value Initiative’s next Chief Executive Officer. “It has been a tremendous […]
PRESS RELEASE: IVI and AcademyHealth Launch Project to Improve Measurement of Patient Health Care Costs
Ensuring meaningful change in value assessment means recognizing the full economic impacts of serious health conditions on patients and caregivers Alexandria, VA — July 27, 2022 — The Innovation and Value Initiative (IVI) and AcademyHealth today announced the launch of a new initiative, “Recommendations to Guide Adoption of Patient-Centered Outcomes and Impacts for Decision-Making,” aimed to […]
PRESS RELEASE: IVI and AcademyHealth Launch Project to Improve Measurement of Patient Health Care Costs
Ensuring meaningful change in value assessment means recognizing the full economic impacts of serious health conditions on patients and caregivers Alexandria, VA — July 27, 2022 — The Innovation and Value Initiative (IVI) and AcademyHealth today announced the launch of a new initiative, “Recommendations to Guide Adoption of Patient-Centered Outcomes and Impacts for Decision-Making,” aimed to […]
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 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 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 […]
Moving Beyond Theory: The Need for Active Cultivation of the Value Flower
Despite decades of investment in patient-centered health care, we are all too aware that decisions about access and value are typically made in the context of financial risk management, and often without the input of those who should benefit from care. In addition to a myriad of payment reform strategies, rising interest in cost-effectiveness evaluation […]
Moving Beyond Theory: The Need for Active Cultivation of the Value Flower
Despite decades of investment in patient-centered health care, we are all too aware that decisions about access and value are typically made in the context of financial risk management, and often without the input of those who should benefit from care. In addition to a myriad of payment reform strategies, rising interest in cost-effectiveness evaluation […]
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 […]