Improving Healthcare Decisions
ISPOR's Strategic Focus and Initiatives
ISPOR believes that every healthcare decision should be informed by the best scientific research derived from rigorous, proven methodologies. The Society's mission is to advance health economics and outcomes research (HEOR) excellence to improve decision making for health globally. ISPOR's vision is for a world where healthcare is accessible, effective, efficient, and affordable for all.
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ISPOR’s Strategic Plan 2030 presents a bold new vision for the Society and for HEOR of a world where healthcare is accessible, effective, efficient, and affordable for all.
The ISPOR Institute for Healthcare Transformation bridges the gap between research and real-world application to elevate the relevance, use, and impact of health economics and outcomes research.
ISPOR's Science Strategy identifies topical themes that the Society believes will have the greatest impact on both the field of HEOR and global healthcare.
More Strategic Initiative Topics
Artificial intelligence (AI) is revolutionizing health economics and outcomes research (HEOR) by providing cutting-edge tools to evaluate the economic impact, effectiveness, and outcomes of healthcare interventions.
ISPOR facilitates dialogue, deliberation, and consensus building by convening multistakeholder conferences, summits, and other events.
Digital health encompasses a broad scope and plays a vital role touching diverse areas that include electronic health records, wearables, medical devices and other medical technologies, artificial intelligence, machine learning, data privacy, medical apps, and more.
ISPOR convenes a wide variety of health stakeholders to discuss policy issues and responds to a number of public HEOR-related calls for comment.
Health technology assessment is a multidisciplinary process that uses explicit methods to determine the value of a health technology at different points in its lifecycle. The purpose is to inform decision-making in order to promote an equitable, efficient, and high-quality health system.
ISPOR's mission is to advance health economics and outcomes research (HEOR) excellence to improve decision making for health globally. In support of this plan, the Society actively seeks to amplify the impact of HEOR.
The patient perspective is sought more and more; not only in clinical settings, but also throughout the research and decision-making process. ISPOR has a long-standing commitment to the engagement of patients in healthcare research and decision making worldwide.
Since the inception of ISPOR more than 25 years ago, the Society has led major efforts to further the scientific evidence used to inform payer decisions, as well as approaches to effectively engage stakeholders in these decisions.
While clinical trial evidence remains the gold standard for evaluation of treatment efficacy, there is increasing interest and potential for converting RWD into real-world evidence (RWE) that, through careful analysis and interpretation, can be used to inform healthcare decision making.
The ISPOR Initiative on US Value Assessment Frameworks was created to inform the shift towards a value-driven healthcare system by promoting the development and dissemination of high quality, unbiased value assessment frameworks.
Whole health recognizes the collective impact of physical, behavioral, socioeconomic, environmental, and spiritual factors on one's health.
Additional Strategic Initiatives
ISPOR Corporate Partnerships offer comprehensive, year-round engagement with the global HEOR community
Since its inception, ISPOR has recognized the importance of diversity and has actively worked to improve diversity of all types.
This initiative seeks to foster diversity in HEOR—with the knowledge that diversity will result in better research and better healthcare decisions.
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