IVI Releases Public Feedback on Open-Source Value Project Model for Rheumatoid Arthritis
Today, the Innovation and Value Initiative (IVI) released public feedback on the IVI Open-Source Value Project model for rheumatoid arthritis. IVI launched the Open-Source Value Project, a first-of-its-kind effort to better measure value in health care treatments, with the release of an open-source tool focused on measuring value in treatments for RA. The IVI-RA model […]
IVI Open-Source Value Project on Display at ISPOR Europe
IVI economists showcased the results of multiple research streams supporting open-source value modeling initiative at the leading European conference for health economics and outcomes research. Presentation topics included: Development of open-source software for conducting value assessments; Implementation of a new approach for using public feedback to guide ongoing, iterative improvement of open-source value models; and […]
IVI Releases Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer Patient Qualitative Research
IVI has released the results to their non-small cell lung cancer patient qualitative research, which was used in the development of the structure of upcoming OSVP designed to evaluate lung cancer therapy sequences. According to the research, which was conducted in collaboration with LUNGevity, patients reported valuing treatments that would help increase overall or progression […]
IVI Presents Two Posters at AMCP Nexus 2019
IVI presented two posters at AMCP Nexus 2019, the healthcare conference at the intersection of value and care. In the poster “Understanding Value Through the Patient’s Eyes: Perspectives from Patients with Genetic Mutations in Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer Treatment” researchers show how they examine the perspectives and experiences of patients diagnosed with mNSCLC, and the […]
Expanding Value Assessment Beyond Drugs
Jennifer Bright writes in Morning Consult that while we’ve made progress assessing the value of biopharmaceuticals, more focus is needed to develop bout transparent, patient-centered value assessment methods in healthcare technologies beyond drugs. Read the full article here.
IVI Unveils Updates to Rheumatoid Arthritis Model
The Center for Biosimilars writes about IVI’s recent updates to their IVI-RA value model to include biosimilars, triple therapy, Janus kinase (JAK) inhibitors, sarilumab, as well as updated treatment effect estimates based on additional randomized control trial (RCT) evidence, and updated cost estimates. Read the full article here.
What’s in Store for 2020?
Jennifer Bright discusses the following three trends that began in 2019 and will pick up steam this year: Increased demand for value information for drugs; Increased number of voices asking whether value assessment is done the right way; and Momentum to improve value assessment models. Read the full article here. Please note that a Scrip […]
The Ascendency of Value Assessment
Value assessment is a hot topic in healthcare. But how can it be improved so it’s more relevant to answering the most important questions to patients, payers and providers? In this commentary, Jennifer Bright explains why we need data partners to catalyze improvement in value assessment. Read the article here.
IVI Showcases OSVP at HealthEconomics.com’s “Big Ideas Accelerating Change” Challenge
As one of the nine finalists in HealthEconomics.com‘s inaugural challenge competition to accelerate change in health economics and outcomes research, IVI’s Mark Linthicum offered a compelling case for how IVI’s Open-Source Value Platform (OSVP) is catalyzing innovation to shake up value assessment. Mark’s presentation, “Using Open-Source Models to Improve Value Assessment in the U.S.”, outlined […]
IVI Submits Comments on ICER Draft Evidence Report on JAK Inhibitors for RA
IVI offered comments on ICER’s recently released Draft Evidence Report examining the cost-effectiveness of Janus Kinase (JAK) Inhibitors for Rheumatoid Arthritis. In addition to commenting on the needs for transparency and the impacts of modeling assumptions on results, IVI’s comments raise a broader question about the relevance of the analysis to decision making. IVI writes […]