According to the most recent estimates from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) Office of the Actuary, health care spending is projected to reach almost 20 percent of gross domestic ...

BOSTON, MA - JUNE 6, 2019: Steven Pearson, President of the Institute for Clinical and Economic Review (ICER), talks with chief medical officer David Rind during a meeting at their offices in Boston. ...

As America’s healthcare system continues to evolve, it is critical that our perception of care and its value to patients evolves with it. In the past, value assessments have marginalized patients’ ...

Recent scientific developments in medicine have the potential to cure or fundamentally modify previously incurable or poorly treated diseases and conditions, relieving the suffering of patients and ...

The Institute for Clinical and Economic Review, also known as drug-pricing watchdog ICER, has partnered with medical data firm Aetion to help analyze the real-world performance of different treatments ...

When evaluating business opportunities, it is not appropriate to use a standard method of assessment, as it is difficult to compare the success standards of different types of businesses. The success ...

Two of the panelists appearing during the Virtual ISPOR 2020 meeting preview what's needed in improving value assessment: Lou Garrison, PhD, of the University of Washington, and Leah Howard, JD, of ...

Capstone courses integrate knowledge, concepts, and skills associated with an entire sequence of study in a program. This method of assessment is unique because the courses themselves become the ...