Abstract

In this issue of Value in Health, we publish both the ISPOR Task Force Report and the consensus statement (available only online at doi.org/10.1016/j.jval.2013.02.010) produced by the Consolidated Health Economic Evaluation Reporting Standards (CHEERS) group. The focus of these documents is on improving the quality of reporting of economic evaluations of health care interventions. Economic evaluations represent a significant proportion of the articles published in Value in Health, and by publishing these guidance documents, we are lending our support to the group’s recommendations. The CHEERS group methodology is consistent with that used to produce similar consensus statements as part of the CONSORT initiative, which has considered many aspects of the reporting of the findings of clinical studies.