Resources Repository
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OrganizationWeb Portal 2024Institute for Clinical and Economic Review (ICER)
ICER is a non-profit organization that evaluates evidence on a range of topics including the value …
ICER is a non-profit organization that evaluates evidence on a range of topics including the value of medical tests, treatments and delivery system innovations and moves that evidence into action to improve the health care system. To accomplish this goal ICER performs analyses on effectiveness and costs, supports specific programs, and develops reports using innovative methods that make it easier to translate evidence into decisions that can align efforts to use evidence to drive improvements in both…
Government/Law | Science/Technology | Health Systems | Infectious Diseases | Preferences/Values | Priority Setting/Ethics | Evidence Synthesis | Value of Information | Cost-Effectiveness Analysis | Technology Assessment | Chronic Disease/Risk | Mental Health | Business/Industry | Economics/Finance | Health/Medicine | North America | Europe -
OrganizationWeb Portal 2024Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ)
The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) is the nation's lead federal agency for …
The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) is the nation's lead federal agency for research on health care quality, costs, outcomes and patient safety. AHRQ is the health services research arm of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), complementing the biomedical research mission of its sister agency, the National Institutes of Health. The agency is home to research centers that specialize in major areas of health care research, including: clinical practice…
Government/Law | Science/Technology | Health Systems | Infectious Diseases | Costing Methods | Health Outcomes | Test Performance | Decision Analysis | Cost-Effectiveness Analysis | Technology Assessment | Maternal/Reproductive Health | Child/Nutrition | Chronic Disease/Risk | Mental Health | Injuries/Accidents | Social Determinants | Policy/Regulation | Economics/Finance | Health/Medicine | North America -
OrganizationWeb Portal 2024ISPOR
Founded in 1995 as an international multidisciplinary professional membership society, the International Society for Pharmacoeconomics …
Founded in 1995 as an international multidisciplinary professional membership society, the International Society for Pharmacoeconomics and Outcomes Research (ISPOR) exists to advance the policy, science, and practice of pharmacoeconomics (health economics) and health outcomes research. ISPOR publishes Value in Health, which contains original research articles in the areas of economic evaluation, outcomes research, and conceptual, methodological, and health policy articles. Beyond health economics and outcomes research resources, tools of ISPOR include strategic initiatives, publications, and member…
Science/Technology | Health Systems | Infectious Diseases | Preferences/Values | Priority Setting/Ethics | Costing Methods | Health Outcomes | Value of Information | Mathematical Models | Cost-Effectiveness Analysis | Technology Assessment | Operations Research | Maternal/Reproductive Health | Child/Nutrition | Chronic Disease/Risk | Policy/Regulation | Business/Industry | Economics/Finance | Health/Medicine | Global -
OrganizationWeb Portal 2024Results for Development
Results for Development (R4D) was founded in 2008, with a mission to create self-sustaining systems …
Results for Development (R4D) was founded in 2008, with a mission to create self-sustaining systems that support health, educated people, while ensuring that local change agents are in the driver’s seat, and that knowledge is transformed into action. Their work supports sustainable progress in health, education and nutrition, and puts data users at the center of all efforts. They develop tools - including dashboards, scorecards and performance metrics - in a way that is designed to solve practical…
Education/Labor | Health Systems | Infectious Diseases | Priority Setting/Ethics | Costing Methods | Evidence Synthesis | Technology Assessment | Child/Nutrition | Climate/Environment | Health/Medicine | Global -
OrganizationWeb Portal 2024Immunization Costing Action Network (ICAN)
The Immunization Costing Action Network (ICAN) aims to increase the availability, understanding, and use of …
The Immunization Costing Action Network (ICAN) aims to increase the availability, understanding, and use of immunization delivery cost information. They are building country capacity around the generation of cost information to solve program and policy challenges and working with countries to improve interpretation and translation of cost information for country decision-making processes and routine planning and budgeting. The ICAN is comprised of four-member countries (India, Indonesia, Tanzania, and Vietnam) with country teams that include health…
Science/Technology | Health Systems | Infectious Diseases | Costing Methods | Child/Nutrition | Business/Industry | Economics/Finance | Health/Medicine | Global -
ToolWeb Portal 2023CDC Resource Portal: Diagnostic Tests for SARS-CoV-2
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) provides a broad range of resources about …
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) provides a broad range of resources about diagnostic tests for SARS-CoV-2 aimed at the general public, health professionals and laboratory personnel. The overviews and guidelines for health professionals provide comprehensive information about the current available diagnostics, their strengths and limitations, their performance characteristics and guidelines for their use and interpretation. Selected topics included are provided below. Overview of Testing for SARS-CoV-2, the Virus That Causes COVID-19. Interim…
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OrganizationWeb Portal 2024Public Health Communications Collaborative
The COVID-19 pandemic has powerfully demonstrated the critical need for public health protections. Misinformation and …
The COVID-19 pandemic has powerfully demonstrated the critical need for public health protections. Misinformation and conflicting messages about COVID-19 have confused Americans and eroded trust in public health organizations. Maintaining and strengthening the credibility of these organizations at the federal, state, and local levels is critical to making communities healthier and ultimately saving lives. The Public Health Communications Collaborative (PHCC) was formed in 2020 to coordinate and amplify public health messaging on COVID-19 and increase…
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ToolWeb Portal 2023General Audience Toolkit
This toolkit contains resources for anyone who wants to help increase public confidence in and …
This toolkit contains resources for anyone who wants to help increase public confidence in and uptake of COVID-19 vaccines. This toolkit includes information from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and culturally tailored materials from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) COVID-19 public education campaign and its team of multicultural experts. This description was extracted from the toolkit website.
Science/Technology | Infectious Diseases | Preferences/Values | Social Determinants | Culture/Society | Health/Medicine | North America -
ToolInteractive 2020COVID-19 Antibody Tests: Calculator for Interpreting Test Results
Antibody testing can determine previous exposure to SARS-CoV-2 virus. This interactive calculator, linked to the article …
Antibody testing can determine previous exposure to SARS-CoV-2 virus. This interactive calculator, linked to the article below* on antibody testing for SARS-CoV-2 virus, allows users to vary the prior probability of infection, the sensitivity of SARS-CoV-2 antibody testing, and the specificity of SARS-CoV-2 antibody testing. Key points made in the article accompanying the interactive include: (1) antibody testing is likely to be most useful 2 weeks after infection, (2) sensitivity and specificity will vary over time and…
Science/Technology | Infectious Diseases | Probability/Bayes | Test Performance | Technology Assessment | Clinical Care | Health/Medicine