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The Office of Health Economics conducts research and provides consultancy services on health economics and related policy issues that affect health care and the life sciences industries.
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Events
Upcoming Events
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Annual Lecture: What Constitutes Credible Evidence of Effectiveness?
18 June 2012
OHE's 50th anniversary annual lecture addresses an issue that is as important today as it was in 1962: what evidence is necessary to demonstrate effectiveness.
Recent Events
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Using Happiness to Value Health (Lunchtime Seminar)
14 March 2012
Prof Paul Dolan, London School of Economics and Political Science
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A Productivity Crisis in Pharmaceutical R&D? (Lunchtime Seminar)
08 December 2011
Professor Massimo Riccaboni, University of Trento (Limited seating)
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Potential Use of MCDA: Drawing on the EMA Project Experience (Lunchtime Seminar)
07 December 2011
Prof Larry Phillips, London Shool of Economics and Political Science (Limited Seating)
OHE News
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Can and Should Value Based Pricing Be Applied to Molecular Diagnostics?
30 April 2012
New OHE research recommends a two-part approach to improve the process of evaluating and setting reimbursement pricing for diagnostics.
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New Research on VBP: Disease Severity and Unmet Need in the UK
23 April 2012
OHE now is performing research on the implications of combining disease severity and unmet need into a single metric.
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The Tougher the Better: The Effect of GP Performance Thresholds in Scotland
19 April 2012
This research examines whether and how GP performance improved in response to higher thresholds.
Featured Projects
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Developing Patient Reported Health Status Valuations
OHE was awarded a £325,000 Policy Research Programme grant by the UK Department of Health in early 2010. The fifteen-month project focuses on a new health status index – the five-level (5L…
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Investigating NICE's Cost Effectiveness Threshold
The purpose of this research is to determine what evidence appears to most influence the decisions of the UK’s National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE) about medical technologies. …
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OHE Commission on Competition in the NHS
Following on its successful Commission on NHS Outcomes, Performance and Productivity, the OHE launched the independent OHE Commission on Competition in the NHS in February 2011. The purpose of the Com…
