In Memoriam: Samuel Nussbaum, MD
The staff and volunteer leaders of the Innovation and Value Initiative (IVI) mourn the passing of Samuel Nussbaum, MD, on September 23, 2021. Dr. Nussbaum chaired the IVI Board of Directors since 2019 and was involved in IVI’s founding in 2016. A brilliant and caring endocrinologist and teacher, Dr. Nussbaum was a longtime leader of […]
IVI Releases First Annual Report
IVI is pleased to share our Annual Report that documents the transition of our organization to an independent, 501c(3) organization, describes our membership and patient engagement strategies, and offers highlights and learnings from research and convening activities over the past 18 months.
Putting Stakeholder Engagement at the Center of Health Economic Modeling for Health Technology Assessment in the United States
IVI economists and staff recently published this open-access article describing specifically how IVI puts stakeholder engagement at the center of value assessment. Read about the engagement process IVI is using to build patient-centricity into its major depressive disorder (MDD) health economic model below or on download a copy from PharmacoEconomics here. Putting Stakeholder Engagement at […]
PRESS RELEASE: Exploring Patient-Driven Value Factors
Value Blueprints Research Brief Explores Patient-Driven Value Element Framework to Identify Factors Most Important to Patients Alexandria, VA — June 3, 2021 — The Innovation and Value Initiative (IVI), an independent, nonprofit research organization dedicated to advancing patient-centric value assessment, today released a research brief describing the application of a patient-driven value elements framework in […]
PRESS RELEASE: IVI to Hold Second Methods Summit to Drive Patient-Centered Value Assessment
Summit Will Address Priority Patient Inputs for Comparative Effectiveness Research and HTA Alexandria, VA — April 27, 2021 — The Innovation and Value Initiative (IVI), an independent nonprofit research organization dedicated to advancing patient-centric value assessment, today announced it will convene the second annual Methods Summit, a multi-stakeholder event to drive consensus on priority patient […]
Getting Value Right
IVI’s Jennifer Bright and Rick Chapman recently published a commentary in STAT describing the urgency of getting value assessment right. Read the full commentary below. It’s time to get health care value assessment right By Jennifer Bright and Richard H. Chapman, April 15, 2021 Trying to gauge the value of new drugs and devices is […]
PRESS RELEASE: IVI Launches Groundbreaking Project Allowing Patients, Payers and Providers to Measure Value in Health Care
IVI’s “Open-Source Value Project” Develops Dynamic and Flexible Models to Help All Health Care Stakeholders Make Scientifically-Based Decisions about the Value of Treatments and Services; First Model, Released Today, is Focused on Rheumatoid Arthritis Treatments Los Angeles, CA (November 8, 2017) – The Innovation and Value Initiative (IVI) – a collaboration of academics, patient advocacy […]
PRESS RELEASE: IVI Names Veteran Health Care Strategist Jennifer Bright as New Acting Executive Director
Bright Brings Decades of Health Care Experience and Established Relationships to IVI Los Angeles, CA – March 5, 2018 – The Innovation and Value Initiative (IVI) – a collaboration dedicated to developing better approaches to measuring value in health care – today announced that Jennifer Bright (pictured left), founder and President of Momentum Health Strategies, […]
PRESS RELEASE: IVI Responds to ICER’s New Pilot Program
The Institute for Clinical Economic Review (ICER) recently launched a new pilot program that will allow more extensive evaluation of draft economic models used in ICER’s reports. In response to ICER’s new program, Mark Linthicum, Director of Scientific Communications for the Innovation and Value Initiative (IVI), commented: “The Innovation and Value Initiative (IVI) is working diligently […]
PRESS RELEASE: IVI’s Open-Source Value Project Produces Actionable Data on Value of Rheumatology Treatment Sequencing Designs
Washington, D.C. — June 14, 2018 — Measuring value in healthcare, which traditionally takes the perspective of a single payer managing population health and costs, needs to evolve to include diverse perspectives and provide relevant and actionable information on value to healthcare decision makers, according to a new article published today in the Journal of […]