In this ‘Patti’s People’ episode, Patti Peeples of The Peeples Collaborative speaks with Rob Abbott (Chief Executive Officer, ISPOR—The Professional Society for Health Economics and Outcomes Research) about moving HEOR from rigorous science to decision-ready evidence, and who else needs to be in the room when healthcare decisions get made.
Key themes:
- Publishing the science is no longer the end of the job; translating it into a brief a policymaker can act on is now part of the work
- Bringing payers, clinicians, CEOs and investors into the conversation, and what meaningful engagement looks like
- Why HEOR departments were restructured at precisely the moment evidence requirements started rising, and what is missing from the academic curriculum
- Whether a single US HTA body is a bridge too far, what a coordinated set of bodies might look like, and whether ISPOR should convene that conversation
- How the Medicare Price Negotiation, Joint Clinical Assessment and living evidence are turning a one-time submission into a continuous requirement
Rob Abbott Chief Executive Officer, ISPOR
Mr Abbott is a highly accomplished, visionary leader with more than 20 years’ experience providing executive-level strategic and operational leadership in businesses, nongovernmental organizations (NGOs), government environments, as well as professional societies and associations. Most recently, he served as executive director and CEO of Health Technology Assessment International, a global nonprofit society focused on HTA. He is recognized for his knowledge in HTA, strategy, and stakeholder relations. He has successfully guided a number of organizations through their transformation and growth. He is also a pioneering social responsibility thinker and advisor who has authored 2 books and numerous articles on the nature of business and society. Mr Abbott holds an undergraduate honors degree from the University of Victoria and graduate degrees from the University of Toronto. Additionally, he holds professional designations as both a management consultant and an ICF-accredited coach.
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