OHE was founded in 1962 to commission and undertake research on the economics of health and health care, collect and analyse health and health care data for the UK and other countries, disseminate the results of its work, and stimulate discussion of them and their policy implications. Its independent Research and Policy Committee has helped maintain OHE's international reputation for the quality and independence of its research. OHE is a London-based, not for profit, economic research and consultancy organisation, founded in 1962. Our scope is international and our client portfolio spans all three sectors: public, private and charitable
Support better health care policies by providing insightful economic and statistical analyses of critical issues.
Our strategic perspective emphasises projects tackling policy and strategic issues that affect the present and will shape the future. We work closely with stakeholders, clients and external experts to develop important new policy insights, define strategies and identify optimal choices.
OHE's strength is the talent and professional dedication that its staff brings to each project. Our team has diverse and extensive experience in the private, public and charitable sectors.
OHE'S WORK COVERS A RANGE OF ANALYSES INTO THE ECONOMICS & POLICY OF 4 RELATED AREAS:
1) Measuring and valuing outcomes – for example, valuing health using stated preference techniques such as discrete choice experiments
2) Judging value for money and improving decision making – for example, assessing the value of health care through the use of cost-effectiveness thresholds
3) Incentivising quality – for example, assessing how incentives, payments and reimbursement mechanisms can influence quality, behaviours and performance
4) Economics of innovation – for example, understanding how new models of innovation can help streamline development, reduce costs and improve patient benefit