A tailored approach to value assessment will help drive innovation and impact patient outcomes and access to care, said Ilene Hollin, PhD, MPH, of the National Pharmaceutical Council.
A tailored approach to value assessment will help drive innovation and impact patient outcomes and access to care, said Ilene Hollin, PhD, MPH, of the National Pharmaceutical Council.
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Is a one-size-fit-all approach to value possible in US healthcare?
It’s not possible to have a one-size-fits-all approach to value assessment in the US healthcare system. We need a tailored approach, and to do so, this means that we need to understand, define, and measure value accurately, and then tailor our approach to the stakeholder, to the health condition, and to the subpopulation. This is imperative because there are substantial repercussions for reimbursement, patient access, and patient outcomes. It’s also important that we have a tailored approach because this is what will help drive innovation and make sure that future therapies are developed with what the patients want in mind.
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