2022

ISPOR announced that it has launched its HEOR News Desk, a new offering that selects and aggregates global news related to health economics and outcomes research (HEOR).

Value in Health, the official journal of ISPOR, announced the publication of a new template that provides a set of core recommendations for clear and reproducible real-world evidence study protocols.

ISPOR announced its plenary sessions and speakers for its ISPOR Europe 2022 conference. The conference will be held 6-9 November in Vienna, Austria and focused on the theme, “Collaborating Across Borders: Building and Using Evidence to Enable Access.”

Value & Outcomes Spotlight, the health economics and outcomes research (HEOR) news magazine of ISPOR, announced the publication of a supplement, “A Plan of Action: Accelerating Patient Access to Next-Generation Sequencing in Oncology,” that details the challenges in improving patient access to next-generation DNA sequencing and proposes a plan of action to improve access.

ISPOR announced the recipients of its 2022 Health Economics and Outcomes Research (HEOR) Scientific and Leadership Awards. ISPOR Scientific Awards are designed to foster and recognize excellence and outstanding achievement in HEOR and its Leadership Awards recognize excellence and outstanding leadership in the field.

Value in Health announced the publication of a new report from the ISPOR Clinical Outcome Assessment Special Interest Group that cautioned the universal applicability of a recent change by German health technology assessment organization, IQWiG, (Institute for Quality and Efficiency in Health Care), regarding the process of assessing the added benefit of drug interventions.

Value in Health, the official journal of ISPOR, announced the publication of a new report examining 4 umbrella terms—digital health, eHealth, mHealth, and telehealth/telemedicine—and their associated definitions from the perspective of their applicability for outcomes research.

ISPOR announced that the position summary for the Chief Executive Officer and Executive Director position has been posted.

Value in Health, the official journal of ISPOR, announced the publication of a new report examining the specific challenges of conducting and using health technology assessment in countries with multipayer healthcare systems.

ISPOR—The Professional Society for Health Economics and Outcomes Research (HEOR) announced details for its Virtual ISPOR Asia Pacific Summit 2022 that is scheduled for 20-21 September.