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Payer Insights on the Use of Patient Data
Avalere recently partnered with the National Pharmaceutical Council to examine payers' perspectives regarding the use of patient data and how it can be used to shape care delivery, improve system efficiencies, and achieve better health outcomes.
Avalere to Support Boehringer Ingelheim in Outcomes-Based Contracting
Avalere will empower expanded insight and improvement in outcomes for value-based diabetes medications, using Inovalon’s data resources and advanced value-based care platforms.
Overview of Appropriate Use Criteria for Treating Knee Osteoarthritis
Earlier this year, Avalere led a work group of rheumatology, orthopedic surgery, psychiatry, sports medicine, and primary care clinicians to develop appropriate use criteria for the use of hyaluronic acid (HA) in the treatment of knee osteoarthritis (OA).
Avalere Research Recently Published in Home Healthcare Journal
Avalere recently partnered with the Alliance for Home Health Quality and Innovation (AHHQI) to explore the topic of the future of home health care.
Avalere’s Research Team to Present Comparative Effectiveness Research at Cystic Fibrosis Conference
Results from a new Avalere study will be presented Thursday, October 27, at the 30th Annual North American Cystic Fibrosis Conference in Orlando, Florida.
Webinar: New Alignments in Data-Driven Care Coordination and Access for Specialty Products
Recently we examined the various models of specialty pharmacy integration/ownership and how they result in different care coordination dynamics and access to drugs. Our findings demonstrate real value and opportunities in linking medical and pharmacy data to better support the patient journey with services and tools.
Health Plans Are Interested in Tying Drug Payments to Patient Outcomes
Hepatitis C and Oncology Are Top Therapeutic Area Targets
Christie Teigland Receives AMCP Platinum Award
Christie Teigland, PhD, vice president, Advanced Analytics, recently received the Academy of Managed Care Pharmacy’s (AMCP) prestigious Platinum Award for her research entitled “Association of Socioeconomic and Clinical Factors with Rates of High-Risk Medication Use in Medicare Advantage Plans.”
While Progress Has Been Made, Barriers Still Impede Fully Interoperable Health Information Technology
On behalf of The Pew Charitable Trusts, Avalere conducted research to identify current barriers to interoperability and some of the best potential solutions in the current political and business environments.
Podcast: Growing Patient Access to Electronic Health Data
To what extent do patients currently have access to their own data in their providers’ electronic health records, and what does the future hold for consumer access to their digital health data? Listen to Avalere's Josh Seidman share how far we’ve come with providing patients access to their health data, where there is still room for improvement, and what patients can expect to see in the future.
New Analysis Finds Medicare Payments Higher for Episodes Initiated in Hospital Outpatient Departments
A new analysis by Avalere examines differences in Medicare spending for episodes of care before and after cardiovascular imaging, colonoscopy, and evaluation and management services. Avalere applied a risk adjustment methodology to account for differences in patient demographics and patient severity across settings. The findings suggest when care is initiated in the typically higher-paying HOPD setting than in physicians' offices and ambulatory surgical centers, the services that follow also result in higher spending relative to when care is initiated in the office setting.
Clarity on How Pharmaceutical Companies Can Communicate Data Could Spur Investment in Evidence Generation
New research from Avalere Health finds that 86% of pharmaceutical companies would invest more in studies to support the development of healthcare economic information if provided additional guidance on their ability to use this evidence with external audiences.
Webinar: Focus on Value: Understanding the Impact of Performance Contracting on Market Dynamics
Avalere hosts a series of webinars on “Navigating the New Dynamics of Outcomes Contracting and Risk Sharing Arrangements”. While traditional rebating and discounting terms have been a staple of industry contract negotiations, a new strategic focus is emerging on additional modes through which overall value can be measured for the wave of high-cost drugs now coming to shore.
Avalere Issues White Paper on the Management of High-Risk Medicare Populations in Partnership with The SCAN Foundation
New Avalere research for The SCAN Foundation demonstrates the ROI potential of well-targeted care coordination programs supported by robust data.
Avalere Heads to ISPOR with Panels and Presentations
Many of Avalere's experts are heading north to Canada for ISPOR's 19th Annual International Meeting, where we'll have several panel discussions and poster presentations.
Big Data Continues to Shape Healthcare in 2014
There is a rapid expansion of large and diverse data sets -- what is more commonly referred to as Big Data - as a result of the digitization of clinical and research data.
New Research: Real World Evidence
New Avalere research shows market demand for real world evidence (RWE), but a lack of stakeholder consensus on how to define it.