After three years for deliberation,
they’ve reported! For those of you unaware of the history, the 1st Panel was convened in 1993 and introduced a set of methods that were widely used and pre-dated just about all reimbursement guidelines. They introduced the concept of a reference case!
The guidelines have been updated. Most of the recommendations (which are in an e-Appendix) are largely unchanged, but here’s the most important changes that I can see…..
- Two reference cases
- Inclusion of an impact inventory
- Inclusion of future
- Design and analysis protocols
- Decision model recommendations
- Reporting checklist
- Unrelated health care costs included in additional years of life
- CEACs and CEAFs
- Value of information analysis
There is a downside to this of course……I’m going to have to re-write my lectures on our
International Health Technology Assessment suite of teaching!
