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Value in Health announced the publication of a special themed section of research papers that advances evidence and methods for evaluating the real-world value of digital health technologies.

ISPOR—The Professional Society for Health Economics and Outcomes Research announced the recipients of its 2026 Health Economics and Outcomes Research (HEOR) Scientific and Leadership Awards.

ISPOR announced the plenary sessions and speakers for ISPOR 2026, its annual international conference, and the leading global conference for health economics and outcomes research (HEOR). ISPOR 2026 will be held May 17-20 in Philadelphia, PA. The conference convenes nearly 5000 healthcare stakeholders from around the world to discuss topical issues in the field. The content theme for ISPOR 2026 is, “HEOR at the Forefront of Policy, Access, and Value.”

Value in Health, the official journal of ISPOR announced the publication of an ISPOR Good Practices Report providing first-of-its-kind international guidance on quantifying the value of health outcomes in children. The report, “Valuing Child and Adolescent Health States to Derive Utilities for Use in Economic Evaluation: A Good Practices Report of an ISPOR Task Force,” was published in the April 2026 issue of Value in Health.

ISPOR announced the publication of a special themed section of research papers in Value in Health Regional Issues that presents a comprehensive body of evidence aimed at advancing value-based healthcare across the Arabian Gulf and the wider Middle East and North Africa region. Guest editors for the themed section are Paul Revill, Sara Al-Dallal, and Anderson Stanciole. The series was published in the March 2026 issue of Value in Health Regional Issues.

ISPOR has launched a new resource that provides an overview of the healthcare system in the United States. The United States has a population of more than 300 million people and is supported by one of the most complex healthcare systems in the world. ISPOR's new website—US Healthcare System Overview—provides a summary of this intricate and highly unique healthcare system.

ISPOR—The Professional Society for Health Economics and Outcomes Research announced that its HEOR Explained website and videos along with its HEOR News Desk were recognized with a number of prominent industry awards from the dotCOMM, MarCom, and Viddy Awards.

ISPOR—The Professional Society for Health Economics and Outcomes Research announced that it has published a new ISPOR HEOR Competencies Framework™. The HEOR Competencies white paper is designed to be a resource for professionals in the field of health economics and outcomes research (HEOR) as a guide for career development.

Value in Health Regional Issues announced the publication of a special collection of research papers in showing that meaningful progress in health equity research is occurring across regions and in settings with different data environments and policy needs.

Value in Health, the official journal of ISPOR—The Professional Society for Health Economics and Outcomes Research, announced today the publication of a comprehensive international study demonstrating that the PICOTS-ComTeC framework serves as an effective universal standard for defining patient-facing digital health interventions. The report, “Towards a Common Ground for Defining Digital Health Interventions, Mapping Digital Health Frameworks to PICOTS-ComTeC: An ISPOR Special Interest Group Report” was published in the January 2026 issue of Value in Health.