ISPOR News

ISPOR announced the launch of its Plain Language Summaries program, an extension of ISPOR’s efforts to make health economics and outcomes research (HEOR) more accessible to patients, caregivers, and the general public.

Value in Health, the official journal of ISPOR—The Professional Society for Health Economics and Outcomes Research, announced the publication of a groundbreaking study mapping the landscape of available open source models (OSMs) in health economics and revealing key insights into their distribution, characteristics, and applications.

ISPOR announced that its “HEOR Explained” video was recognized with a Bronze 2025 Telly Award in the Non-Broadcast: General Explainer category. The award-winning video is a featured asset on ISPOR’s HEOR Explained website that is designed to help people better understand how health economics and outcomes research (HEOR) can improve healthcare decisions.

ISPOR announced the results of its recent elections and its 2025-2026 Board of Directors. The 2025-2026 board will assume office on July 1.

Value in Health, the official journal of ISPOR, announced the publication of a series of articles exploring the concept of "whole health"—a holistic approach to healthcare that extends beyond the traditional biomedical model to incorporate physical, mental, social, environmental, and spiritual dimensions of wellbeing.

Value in Health, the official journal of ISPOR—The Professional Society for Health Economics and Outcomes Research, announced today the publication of a report from its Medication Adherence and Persistence Special Interest Group that provides valuable insights into the perspectives of key stakeholders on interventions to improve medication adherence. The report, “Stakeholders’ Perspectives on Medication Adherence Enhancing Interventions: An ISPOR Report,” was published in the May 2025 issue of Value in Health.

Value in Health, the official journal of ISPOR announced the publication of new research analyzing women's representation in authorship of papers submitted to and published in Value in Health. The report, “How Well Are Women Represented in Authorship in HEOR? An Analysis of Value in Health: An ISPOR Report,” was published in the May 2025 issue of Value in Health.

ISPOR—The Professional Society for Health Economics and Outcomes Research (HEOR) published the insights from its first Global Health Technology Assessment (HTA) Roundtable in an article in the March/April issue of Value & Outcomes Spotlight.

Value in Health, the official journal of ISPOR—The Professional Society for Health Economics and Outcomes Research, announced the publication of a special themed section of research papers that provide crucial insights into the complex health economics of Alzheimer's disease and related dementias (ADRD), offering a roadmap for future research and policy as the aging population grows and novel treatments emerge.

ISPOR—The Professional Society for Health Economics and Outcomes Research announced that it is celebrating its 30th anniversary in 2025.