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Accounting for Benefits and Costs—Patient Preferences, Time Horizons and User Considerations For Value Assessments
We recognize there is a tension between balancing benefits and costs when it comes to determining or assessing the value of a health care treatment. But focusing too much or too little on either, or…
NQF’s Annual Conference Drives Conversation Around Quality Measures, Value-Based Care
At the National Quality Forum’s 2016 Annual Conference, which the National Pharmaceutical Council is cosponsoring, health care stakeholders will speak about quality measure development, patient…
Methodology Matters in Value Assessments
When it comes to conducting research, synthesizing evidence or assessing value, the methods that are used truly matter. Poor methods lead to poor results, which in turn lead to poor health decision…
Engaging Stakeholders Throughout the Value Assessment Process
Last week, the National Pharmaceutical Council unveiled “Guiding Practices for Patient-Centered Value Assessment,” which offer comprehensive considerations for the development and application of…
Data, Data Everywhere, But Access Remains a Big Issue for Researchers
This study captures the policy inconsistencies and hurdles that can hinder use of publicly funded federal and state datasets for researchers. These limitations can make it harder to conduct high…
Guiding Practices: Looking at Value Assessment Through a Broader, Patient-Focused Lens
There are many aspects to the U.S. health care system, as well as many different stakeholder viewpoints on how to address current challenges as our system shifts from one driven by the volume of…
Why Is Broader Access to Publicly Funded Data Important?
This infographic illustrates the policy inconsistencies and hurdles that can hinder use of publicly funded federal and state datasets for researchers.
Current Landscape: Value Assessment Frameworks
This paper builds on Neumann and Cohen's informative comparison of value assessment frameworks by carrying the assessment further and providing specific detailed observations. It delves deeper into…
Going To AMCP? Be Sure To Check Out NPC’s Presentations Exhibit Booth
NPC will present and exhibit at the Academy of Managed Care Pharmacy’s (AMCP) Managed Care & Specialty Pharmacy Annual Meeting, which takes place through April 19-22 at the Moscone West…
Webinar: 2016 Comparative Effectiveness Research and the Environment for Health Care Decision-Making
Dan Leonard, MA, Kimberly Westrich, Joe Selby, MD, MPH, Lisa Simpson, MB, BCh, FAAP
2016 Comparative Effectiveness Research and the Environment for Health Care Decision-Making
NPC's sixth annual survey of stakeholder views on comparative effectiveness research (CER) and the environment for health care decision-making found that stakeholders continue to have a high…
NPC’s Dr. Graff to Discuss Incentives & Policy Options to Improve Real-World Evidence
NPC Vice President of Comparative Effectiveness Research Dr.
Using an Electronic Medication Refill System to Improve Provider Productivity in an Accountable Care Setting
This case study highlights the critical components of Sharp Rees-Stealy Medical Group's electronic medication refill system that allows for a centralized team to manage all incoming prescription…
Guiding Practices for Patient-Centered Value Assessment
In 2016, NP developed Guiding Practices for Patient-Centered Value Assessment that included 28 specific elements, which are broken out into six key aspects of value assessments: the assessment…