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 and results in economic models more widely considered by different decision makers. Built on our learnings in this ongoing research initiative, this article summarizes the key operational considerations and lessons learned to assist other researchers to implement a continual stakeholder engagement approach in developing methods and procedures to inform value assessments.
Read the full article here.
Should We Pay for Scientific Knowledge Spillovers? The Underappreciated Value of “Failed” R&D Efforts (International Journal of Health Technology Assessments in Health Care)
Developing novel therapies is a highly risky, but rewarding, process. It not only produces innovative drugs, but also valuable scientific knowledge that benefits the community of innovators. This paper examines whether the existing reward system for pharmaceutical research and development (R&D) leads to socially optimal levels of scientific knowledge generation and sharing, with a particular focus on the value of failure in the pharmaceutical R&D efforts.
Read the full article here.
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About the Innovation and Value Initiative
The Innovation and Value Initiative is an independent, 501(c)(3) tax-exempt, non-profit research organization dedicated to advancing the science and improving the practice of value assessment through development of novel methods and the creation and application of enhanced value assessment models to support local decision-making needs in healthcare.
Communications Contact: Tiffany Huth, (202) 487-8057, tiffany.huth@thevalueinitiative.org
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About the Innovation and Value Initiative
The Innovation and Value Initiative is an independent, 501(c)(3) tax-exempt, non-profit research organization dedicated to advancing the science and improving the practice of value assessment through development of novel methods and the creation and application of enhanced value assessment models to support local decision-making needs in healthcare.
Communications Contact: Tiffany Huth, (202) 487-8057, tiffany.huth@thevalueinitiative.org
