The EuroQol Group consists of a network of international
multi-disciplinary researchers from
Europe, North America, New Zealand, South Africa and Japan. Their
collaboration resulted in
EQ-5D - a standardised, non-disease-specific instrument for
describing and valuing health.
EQ-5D is in widespread use in many countries and has been applied
in many different
settings. EQ-5D is now an integral feature of many clinical
trials and is increasingly used in
population health surveys.
The EuroQol Group Foundation is formally registered in the
Netherlands. The objective of the
Foundation is to promote the scientific interests of the EuroQol
Group. The Foundation has a
formal Board of Management and a growing Business Management
Office in the Netherlands
which is a focal point for communication and provides services
for distribution, co-ordination
and quality control. The EuroQol Business Management maintains a
website at
www.euroqol.org. For more
information, contact the EuroQol Business Manager, dr. Frank
de Charro at
fdecharro@compuserve.com.
The
Institute of Empirical Health Economics provides
analytical services to health care authorities,
international pharmaceutical companies, sickness funds
and clinical research programmes.
Our
services are:
Consulting
Health
services research
Outcomes research
Utility
assessment
Disease and case management / evaluation
Pharmacoeconomics
Reimbursement procedures for drugs diagnostics and
medical devices
