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IVI Research Brief Explores Implications of "Value of Hope"
A research brief from the Innovation and Value Initiative (IVI) took a look at how accounting for patients’ attitudes towards risks in treatment outcomes affects value.
A research brief from the Innovation and Value Initiative (IVI) took a look at how accounting for patients’ attitudes towards risks in treatment outcomes affects value. Focusing on non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC), the brief used the IVI-NSCLC model, an open-source simulation model that assesses the costs, benefits, and risks of sequences of treatment for EGFR-mutated disease. The model also includes an experimental module for calculating the value of hope, which has been suggested as one of the elements to augment conventional cost-effectiveness analysis.
Costs and outcomes for 2 possible treatment sequences were determined and the value of hope was added to the quality-adjusted life years (QALYs) by estimating the QALYs a patient would need to obtain to be indifferent toward the 2 sequences of treatment.
Empowering Community Health Through Wellness and Faith
April 23rd 2024To help celebrate and recognize National Minority Health Month, we are bringing you a special month-long podcast series with our Strategic Alliance Partner, UPMC Health Plan. In the third episode, Camille Clarke-Smith, EdD, MS, CHES, CPT, discusses approaching community health holistically through spiritual and community engagement.
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Beyond Insulin: The Impact of Next-Generation Diabetes Technology
April 17th 2024Experts explain how new diabetes technologies like continuous glucose monitors are transforming care beyond intensive insulin therapy, offering personalized insights and improving outcomes for patients of all treatment levels.
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Overcoming Employment Barriers for Lasting Social Impact: Freedom House 2.0 and Pathways to Work
April 16th 2024To help celebrate and recognize National Minority Health Month, we are bringing you a special month-long podcast series with our Strategic Alliance Partner, UPMC Health Plan. Welcome to our second episode, in which we learn all about Freedom House 2.0 and the Pathways to Work program.
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