In the development of evidence in the form of pharmacoeconomic (economic) and outcomes research studies, understanding the use of this evidence is critical in the design of outcomes research studies. However, few outcomes researchers consider the end use of the results when designing the study. It is important that outcomes researchers consider reimbursement guidelines/ protocols in the design and implementation of outcomes research studies and understand the decision-making process.

It is equally important that health care decision makers are knowledgeable of outcomes research methods and use of outcomes research study results in health care decisions. By its presence or absence, reimbursement for a new procedure, drug or medical device can dramatically affect patient care.

It is the goal of this ISPOR Special Interest Group to contribute to international health technology assessment and reimbursement research standards and methods, and create a forum for communication between researchers, payers and the scientific and academic communities at large.

• Provide an international forum for ISPOR members on global health care systems and decision-making processes, health technology assessment methods and applications, and clinical and economic data needed or required as evidence for third party reimbursement decisions
• Assist health technology assessment agencies and organizations in the use of outcomes research information in their development of evidence to support health care coverage and reimbursement

• ISPOR 14th Annual International Meeting HTA SIG Forum (May 2009)
  • » Health Care Decision Makers around the World : A Global Road Map and Country–specific Decision-Making and Reimbursement Processes, May 18, 2009
  • » Reimbursement Policy Decision making process in the US: Private versus Public, May 19, 2009
• ISPOR 11th Annual European Congress HTA SIG Forum (November 2008)
  • » Presentation: Health Care Decision Making Around the World (pdf format)
    
• ISPOR 13th Annual International Meeting HTA SIG Forum (May 2008)
  • » Presentation: Navigating the Health Technology Assessment Process Around the World (pdf format)
    
• ISPOR 12th Annual International Meeting HTA SIG Forum (May 2007)
  • » Presentation: Health Technology Assessment: A Tool for Translating Evidence to Health Policy (pdf format)
    

• The ISPOR Global Health Care Systems Road Map
  
• ISPOR Comments on EUnetHTA draft HTA Core Model for Medical and Surgical Interventions (October 2007)
  • » EUnetHTA HTA Core Model
  • » EUnetHTA