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Minimal Modeling Approaches to Value of Information Analysis for Health Research

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  • David O. Meltzer
  • Ties Hoomans
  • Jeannette W. Chung
  • Anirban Basu
  • Kathryn J. Aikin
  • Amie C. O’Donoghue
  • John L. Swasy
  • Helen W. Sullivan
  • David G. T. Whitehurst
  • Stirling Bryan
  • Martyn Lewis
  • France Légaré
  • Antoine Boivin
  • Trudy van der Weijden
  • Christine Pakenham
  • Jako Burgers
  • Jean Légaré
  • Sylvie St-Jacques
  • Susie Gagnon

Abstract

Value of information (VOI) techniques can provide estimates of the expected benefits from clinical research studies that can inform decisions about the design and priority of those studies. Most VOI studies use decision-analytic models to characterize the uncertainty of the effects of interventions on health outcomes, but the complexity of constructing such models can pose barriers to some practical applications of VOI. However, because some clinical studies can directly characterize uncertainty in health outcomes, it may sometimes be possible to perform VOI analysis with only minimal modeling. This article 1) develops a framework to define and classify minimal modeling approaches to VOI, 2) reviews existing VOI studies that apply minimal modeling approaches, and 3) illustrates and discusses the application of the minimal modeling to two new clinical applications to which the approach appears well suited because clinical trials with comprehensive outcomes provide preliminary estimates of the uncertainty in outcomes. We conclude that minimal modeling approaches to VOI can be readily applied to in some instances to estimate the expected benefits of clinical research.

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  • David O. Meltzer & Ties Hoomans & Jeannette W. Chung & Anirban Basu & Kathryn J. Aikin & Amie C. O’Donoghue & John L. Swasy & Helen W. Sullivan & David G. T. Whitehurst & Stirling Bryan & Martyn Lew, 2011. "Minimal Modeling Approaches to Value of Information Analysis for Health Research," Medical Decision Making, , vol. 31(6), pages 785-786, November.
    • Handle: RePEc:sae:medema:v:31:y:2011:i:6:p:785-786
    DOI: 10.1177/0272989X11427137
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    1. Meltzer David O., 2013. "Opportunities in the Economics of Personalized Health Care and Prevention," Forum for Health Economics & Policy, De Gruyter, vol. 16(2), pages 47-56, June.
    2. Haitham Tuffaha & Claire Rothery & Natalia Kunst & Chris Jackson & Mark Strong & Stephen Birch, 2021. "A Review of Web-Based Tools for Value-of-Information Analysis," Applied Health Economics and Health Policy, Springer, vol. 19(5), pages 645-651, September.
    3. Caroline S. Bennette & David L. Veenstra & Anirban Basu & Laurence H. Baker & Scott D. Ramsey & Josh J. Carlson, 2016. "Development and Evaluation of an Approach to Using Value of Information Analyses for Real-Time Prioritization Decisions Within SWOG, a Large Cancer Clinical Trials Cooperative Group," Medical Decision Making, , vol. 36(5), pages 641-651, July.
    4. Haitham Tuffaha, 2021. "Value of Information Analysis: Are We There Yet?," PharmacoEconomics - Open, Springer, vol. 5(2), pages 139-141, June.
    5. Anirban Basu & David Meltzer, 2012. "Private Manufacturers’ Thresholds to Invest in Comparative Effectiveness Trials," PharmacoEconomics, Springer, vol. 30(10), pages 859-868, October.
    6. Blythe Adamson & Dobromir Dimitrov & Beth Devine & Ruanne Barnabas, 2017. "The Potential Cost-Effectiveness of HIV Vaccines: A Systematic Review," PharmacoEconomics - Open, Springer, vol. 1(1), pages 1-12, March.

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