Newswise — Lawrenceville, NJ, USA —June 17, 2024— ISPOR—The Professional Society for Health Economics and Outcomes Research announced today the publication of an ISPOR Good Practices Report that proposes a framework for assessing the suitability of electronic health records data for use in health technology assessments. The report, “ Assessing Real-World Data from Electronic Health Records for Health Technology Assessment: The SUITABILITY Checklist: A Good Practices Report of an ISPOR Task Force ” was published in the June 2024 issue of Value in Health . “The widespread proliferation and availability of electronic health record (EHR) data systems provide new opportunities and great potential to inform and improve a host of critical enterprises in health and medicine,” said authors Rachael L.
Fleurence, PhD, MSc, Office of the Director, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, USA, and Scott Ramsey, MD, PhD, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center, Seattle, WA, USA. “As a source of real-world data (RWD), EHR-derived databases can provide unique depth and detail on patients’ health and their care. However, there are several important limitations and issues with these data sources that can impact their validity and relevance for health technology assessments (HTA).
Accordingly, the purpose of this task force is to establish consensus on the principles for evaluating and reporting on the suitability of EHR data for HTA organizations.” This ISPOR Good Practices Rep.