IVI Chief Science Officer, Rick Chapman, PhD, presented at the 2022 PCORI Annual Meeting. The presentation focused on incorporating patient priorities in patient-centered outcomes research/comparative effectiveness research (PCOR/CER) and value assessment. View the poster presentation here. Additional information on the project is available here.
In the health care world, we talk about “value-based care” in terms of putting patients first, listening to patients’ stories and giving thoughtful input. Sometimes we talk about “value-based payment models”—where providers and clinicians are encouraged to base their payment drivers on achieving positive patient outcomes rather than on a purely financial basis. IVI CEO, [...]
Alexandria, VA – October 20, 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, and Sick Cells, a national advocacy nonprofit for sickle cell disease (SCD) whose mission is to elevate the voices of the SCD community [...]
IVI recently published a paper in The Patient – Patient-Centered Outcomes Research describing the formative research undertaken by the project team to elicit qualitative and quantitative patient input in the disease state of major depressive disorder (MDD). Based on the PAVE patient-informed value element set, the project team first identified six key factors that [...]
While several studies have examined real-world pharmacologic treatment patterns and costs among major depressive disorder (MDD) patients, few have examined the use of non-pharmacologic treatments. IVI recently conducted a study alongside HealthCore to describe the prevalence and predictors of treatment modality, healthcare resource utilization, and costs for newly diagnosed MDD patients. Commercially-insured US adult [...]
Alexandria, VA – September 27, 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 3rd Annual IVI Methods Summit to take place on Thursday, October 6, 2022 from 10:00 AM - 2:00 PM ET.This one-day [...]
IVI sits down with our Chief Development Officer, Melanie Ridley, to discuss her cancer journey. Here is her story.
Alexandria, VA – August 23, 2022 – The Innovation and Value Initiative (IVI), a non-profit research organization committed to advancing the science, practice, and the use of value assessment in health care, CEO Jason Spangler, MD, MPH, FACPM released the following statement in response to the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 becoming law: "The Inflation [...]
Alexandria, VA – August 22 – 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 findings from the Patient-Engaged Health Technology Assessment Strategy – Feasibility Assessment and Recommendations, a collaboration with RAND Health Care that identifies novel [...]
Earlier this summer, we had a chance to speak with one of IVI's new members, Ms. Nelly Ganesan. Currently, she serves as the Executive Director of External Affairs and Health Equity at Morgan Health, a division with JPMorgan Chase. Nelly is a new member of our Board of Directors and is serving on IVI's [...]
