Center for Health Decision Science (CHDS)
@ctrdecisionscience.bsky.social
CHDS works to inform public health policies and practices and improve health through decision science research, education, and policy translation. https://chds.hsph.harvard.edu
Center for Health Decision Science
Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health
Center for Health Decision Science
Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health
CHDS’s @ankurfactorial.bsky.social , Andrea Luviano & former student Jihye Han, found that using Health Years in Total (HYT) rather than the usual Quality Adjusted Life Years (QALY) would leave the 90-96% of the conclusions behind AHA guidelines unchanged. tinyurl.com/52sav2fh
Assessing AHA Clinical Guidelines – Center for Health Decision Science
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January 13, 2026 at 4:39 PM
CHDS’s @ankurfactorial.bsky.social , Andrea Luviano & former student Jihye Han, found that using Health Years in Total (HYT) rather than the usual Quality Adjusted Life Years (QALY) would leave the 90-96% of the conclusions behind AHA guidelines unchanged. tinyurl.com/52sav2fh
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Authors will share quick overviews of their chapters on patient-reported and observational measurement of shared decision making, plus new approaches in assessment—followed by an open, interactive discussion that welcomes audience and patient perspectives. smdm.org/civicrm/even...
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January 9, 2026 at 5:04 PM
Authors will share quick overviews of their chapters on patient-reported and observational measurement of shared decision making, plus new approaches in assessment—followed by an open, interactive discussion that welcomes audience and patient perspectives. smdm.org/civicrm/even...
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⏰ 3 days left! SMDM (@smdm.bsky.social) 2026 short course proposals due Tuesday (I'm short course co-chair this year)
Past topics: DES in R, causal inference, measuring preferences, value of information, reproducible programming
Oslo 🇳🇴 | 6.28–7.1
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Past topics: DES in R, causal inference, measuring preferences, value of information, reproducible programming
Oslo 🇳🇴 | 6.28–7.1
#smdm2026
January 11, 2026 at 6:40 PM
⏰ 3 days left! SMDM (@smdm.bsky.social) 2026 short course proposals due Tuesday (I'm short course co-chair this year)
Past topics: DES in R, causal inference, measuring preferences, value of information, reproducible programming
Oslo 🇳🇴 | 6.28–7.1
#smdm2026
Past topics: DES in R, causal inference, measuring preferences, value of information, reproducible programming
Oslo 🇳🇴 | 6.28–7.1
#smdm2026
Check out this recent blog with CHDS's Deputy Director, @lisa-a-robinson.bsky.social
🚨 Recent Blog Post Alert 🚨
👏 @lisa-a-robinson.bsky.social discusses the "Ethics and Benefit-Cost Analysis" special issue of the Journal of Benefit-Cost Analysis
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👏 @lisa-a-robinson.bsky.social discusses the "Ethics and Benefit-Cost Analysis" special issue of the Journal of Benefit-Cost Analysis
👉 Read the blog at buff.ly/LqFcDEw
January 6, 2026 at 7:36 PM
Check out this recent blog with CHDS's Deputy Director, @lisa-a-robinson.bsky.social
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New SMDM Core Course! 💡 Explore the psychology behind decision making in health and medicine — how patients and clinicians make choices, and how behavioral insights can improve diagnoses and outcomes. Grounded in theory and real-world research. Register now: smdm.org/meeting/smdm...
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December 22, 2025 at 8:01 PM
New SMDM Core Course! 💡 Explore the psychology behind decision making in health and medicine — how patients and clinicians make choices, and how behavioral insights can improve diagnoses and outcomes. Grounded in theory and real-world research. Register now: smdm.org/meeting/smdm...
#SMDM
#SMDM
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As 2025 wraps up, we would like to take a moment to reflect on a great year! We are thankful for the wonderful #PCE #Classof2025 and all the friendships + connections that were made. We wish everyone a happy and healthy 2026! #NewYear #Reflection #WrapUp #LookingForward
December 24, 2025 at 8:01 PM
As 2025 wraps up, we would like to take a moment to reflect on a great year! We are thankful for the wonderful #PCE #Classof2025 and all the friendships + connections that were made. We wish everyone a happy and healthy 2026! #NewYear #Reflection #WrapUp #LookingForward
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Course 2 of 4 in the SMDM Core Course Certificate Program 💡 Dive into the essentials of shared decision making, from core principles to real-world impact — and how it compares to other clinical approaches. Register now: smdm.org/meeting/smdm...
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December 25, 2025 at 5:02 PM
Course 2 of 4 in the SMDM Core Course Certificate Program 💡 Dive into the essentials of shared decision making, from core principles to real-world impact — and how it compares to other clinical approaches. Register now: smdm.org/meeting/smdm...
#SMDM
#SMDM
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Course 3 of 4 in the SMDM Core Course Certificate Program 💡 Learn the basics of cost-effectiveness analysis and how it’s used to compare costs and outcomes to inform healthcare decisions. Register now: smdm.org/meeting/smdm...
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December 29, 2025 at 5:00 PM
Course 3 of 4 in the SMDM Core Course Certificate Program 💡 Learn the basics of cost-effectiveness analysis and how it’s used to compare costs and outcomes to inform healthcare decisions. Register now: smdm.org/meeting/smdm...
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SMDM Innovate brings you cutting edge methods in the field of medical decision making. In this 1-hour webinar, learn about a newly developed, innovative approach for simplifying time-dependent Markov Models. Register now: smdm.org/meeting/smdm...
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December 31, 2025 at 5:04 PM
SMDM Innovate brings you cutting edge methods in the field of medical decision making. In this 1-hour webinar, learn about a newly developed, innovative approach for simplifying time-dependent Markov Models. Register now: smdm.org/meeting/smdm...
#SMDM
#SMDM
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Course 4 of 4 in the SMDM Core Course Certificate Program 💡 Explore the fundamentals of medical decision analysis, including decision trees, Markov models, and how modeling is used to evaluate benefits, harms, and uncertainty in clinical decision making. Register now: smdm.org/meeting/smdm...
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January 1, 2026 at 5:01 PM
Course 4 of 4 in the SMDM Core Course Certificate Program 💡 Explore the fundamentals of medical decision analysis, including decision trees, Markov models, and how modeling is used to evaluate benefits, harms, and uncertainty in clinical decision making. Register now: smdm.org/meeting/smdm...
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Our Virtual Information Session for the Program in Clinical Effectiveness (PCE) at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health is happening tomorrow.
Wednesday, January 7 at 8:00 PM ET: harvard.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
Saturday, January 10 at 9:00 AM ET: harvard.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
Wednesday, January 7 at 8:00 PM ET: harvard.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
Saturday, January 10 at 9:00 AM ET: harvard.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
January 6, 2026 at 4:04 PM
Our Virtual Information Session for the Program in Clinical Effectiveness (PCE) at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health is happening tomorrow.
Wednesday, January 7 at 8:00 PM ET: harvard.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
Saturday, January 10 at 9:00 AM ET: harvard.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
Wednesday, January 7 at 8:00 PM ET: harvard.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
Saturday, January 10 at 9:00 AM ET: harvard.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
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Our first 2025-2026 PCE Outreach Team spotlight is Anvesh Narimiti!
After completing the PCE in 2021, Anvesh went on to earn his MPH in Clinical Effectiveness in 2024. Today, he’s a Hospitalist and the Medical Informatics Director at ECU Health!
Learn more about the PCE on our website! HSPH.me/pce
After completing the PCE in 2021, Anvesh went on to earn his MPH in Clinical Effectiveness in 2024. Today, he’s a Hospitalist and the Medical Informatics Director at ECU Health!
Learn more about the PCE on our website! HSPH.me/pce
December 18, 2025 at 4:31 PM
Our first 2025-2026 PCE Outreach Team spotlight is Anvesh Narimiti!
After completing the PCE in 2021, Anvesh went on to earn his MPH in Clinical Effectiveness in 2024. Today, he’s a Hospitalist and the Medical Informatics Director at ECU Health!
Learn more about the PCE on our website! HSPH.me/pce
After completing the PCE in 2021, Anvesh went on to earn his MPH in Clinical Effectiveness in 2024. Today, he’s a Hospitalist and the Medical Informatics Director at ECU Health!
Learn more about the PCE on our website! HSPH.me/pce
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🎉 SMDM and ISPOR are co-developing a shared Frontiers in Modeling session for both Annual Meetings. At #SMDM26 in Oslo, the focus is Frontiers in Causal Modeling. More details soon — submit your abstract now!
#ISPOR #CausalModeling #HEOR #DecisionScience
#ISPOR #CausalModeling #HEOR #DecisionScience
December 18, 2025 at 5:01 PM
🎉 SMDM and ISPOR are co-developing a shared Frontiers in Modeling session for both Annual Meetings. At #SMDM26 in Oslo, the focus is Frontiers in Causal Modeling. More details soon — submit your abstract now!
#ISPOR #CausalModeling #HEOR #DecisionScience
#ISPOR #CausalModeling #HEOR #DecisionScience
Darius Lakdawalla described the Generalized Risk-Adjusted Cost-Effectiveness (GRACE) framework approach to cost-effectiveness analysis (CEA) that addresses issues related to understanding patient priorities at a recent CHDS seminar. tinyurl.com/3wepc5fu
December 18, 2025 at 5:21 PM
Darius Lakdawalla described the Generalized Risk-Adjusted Cost-Effectiveness (GRACE) framework approach to cost-effectiveness analysis (CEA) that addresses issues related to understanding patient priorities at a recent CHDS seminar. tinyurl.com/3wepc5fu
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Meet our keynote speaker: @amitabhchandra.bsky.social
2026 Annual Conference
March 12-13, 2026 | Washington, DC
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2026 Annual Conference
March 12-13, 2026 | Washington, DC
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December 15, 2025 at 3:28 PM
Meet our keynote speaker: @amitabhchandra.bsky.social
2026 Annual Conference
March 12-13, 2026 | Washington, DC
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2026 Annual Conference
March 12-13, 2026 | Washington, DC
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Meet our keynote speaker: Solomon Hsiang
2026 Annual Conference
March 12-13, 2026 | Washington, DC
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2026 Annual Conference
March 12-13, 2026 | Washington, DC
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December 17, 2025 at 5:04 PM
Meet our keynote speaker: Solomon Hsiang
2026 Annual Conference
March 12-13, 2026 | Washington, DC
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2026 Annual Conference
March 12-13, 2026 | Washington, DC
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CHDS's PhD Student Ye Shen and colleagues have a new article in Int J Eat Disord: "Development of Disordered Weight Control Behaviors and Its Progression to Eating Disorders in Canada: A Nationally Representative Microsimulation" tinyurl.com/5n8s9fn7
December 11, 2025 at 4:49 PM
CHDS's PhD Student Ye Shen and colleagues have a new article in Int J Eat Disord: "Development of Disordered Weight Control Behaviors and Its Progression to Eating Disorders in Canada: A Nationally Representative Microsimulation" tinyurl.com/5n8s9fn7
CHDS’s Jagpreet Chhatwal & colleagues evaluated the effect of multicancer early detection (MCED) tests, commonly known as liquid biopsy, for 14 solid tumor cancer types & found that adoption of MCED testing could significantly reduce the frequency of late-stage cancer diagnoses. tinyurl.com/mptztrjy
December 11, 2025 at 4:18 PM
CHDS’s Jagpreet Chhatwal & colleagues evaluated the effect of multicancer early detection (MCED) tests, commonly known as liquid biopsy, for 14 solid tumor cancer types & found that adoption of MCED testing could significantly reduce the frequency of late-stage cancer diagnoses. tinyurl.com/mptztrjy
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The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (#CMS) recently released the maximum fair prices (#MFP) for the 15 #IPAY 2027 drugs. How closely do they align with value-based prices?
New CEVR research found wide variation, which sends muddled signals to drugmakers about value.
tinyurl.com/3jsuybc7
New CEVR research found wide variation, which sends muddled signals to drugmakers about value.
tinyurl.com/3jsuybc7
Do Medicare’s IPAY 2027 Negotiated Drug Prices Reflect Value For Money? | Health Affairs Forefront
Examining whether negotiated prices align with value is one way of asking if CMS “got pricing right” and if the Medicare program is getting its money’s worth.
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December 11, 2025 at 1:32 PM
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (#CMS) recently released the maximum fair prices (#MFP) for the 15 #IPAY 2027 drugs. How closely do they align with value-based prices?
New CEVR research found wide variation, which sends muddled signals to drugmakers about value.
tinyurl.com/3jsuybc7
New CEVR research found wide variation, which sends muddled signals to drugmakers about value.
tinyurl.com/3jsuybc7
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Our next Virtual Information Sessions for the Program in Clinical Effectiveness (PCE) at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health are coming up!
Dates:
January 7th at 8:00 PM ET: harvard.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
January 10th at 9:00 AM ET: harvard.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
Dates:
January 7th at 8:00 PM ET: harvard.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
January 10th at 9:00 AM ET: harvard.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
December 4, 2025 at 4:25 PM
Our next Virtual Information Sessions for the Program in Clinical Effectiveness (PCE) at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health are coming up!
Dates:
January 7th at 8:00 PM ET: harvard.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
January 10th at 9:00 AM ET: harvard.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
Dates:
January 7th at 8:00 PM ET: harvard.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
January 10th at 9:00 AM ET: harvard.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
Boshen Jiao, former postdoc, CHDS faculty Stéphane Verguet, & colleagues recently published a study in @plosmedicine.bsky.social showing childhood vaccines can prevent millions of families in low- and middle-income countries from falling into medical poverty. tinyurl.com/muxkmnv9
December 4, 2025 at 2:46 PM
Boshen Jiao, former postdoc, CHDS faculty Stéphane Verguet, & colleagues recently published a study in @plosmedicine.bsky.social showing childhood vaccines can prevent millions of families in low- and middle-income countries from falling into medical poverty. tinyurl.com/muxkmnv9
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Looking for a professional development opportunity in February?
Ever wondered what benefit-cost analysis (BCA) is?
Join Glenn Blomquist and David Weimer to learn the basics of BCA!
Ever wondered what benefit-cost analysis (BCA) is?
Join Glenn Blomquist and David Weimer to learn the basics of BCA!
December 1, 2025 at 5:05 PM
Looking for a professional development opportunity in February?
Ever wondered what benefit-cost analysis (BCA) is?
Join Glenn Blomquist and David Weimer to learn the basics of BCA!
Ever wondered what benefit-cost analysis (BCA) is?
Join Glenn Blomquist and David Weimer to learn the basics of BCA!
CHDS' Jagpreet Chhatwal and colleagues, on behalf of the ISPOR Working Group on Generative AI, recently published an article in Value in Health with foundational knowledge and practical insights on the role of generative AI in health economics and outcomes research (#HEOR).
🔗 shorturl.at/jDyou
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December 1, 2025 at 3:22 PM
CHDS' Jagpreet Chhatwal and colleagues, on behalf of the ISPOR Working Group on Generative AI, recently published an article in Value in Health with foundational knowledge and practical insights on the role of generative AI in health economics and outcomes research (#HEOR).
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We are pleased to have Elissa Gentry presenting at our November professional development workshop!
Benefit-Cost Analysis and the Law
November 18 & 21, 2025 | 11:00 am-2:00 pm ET
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Benefit-Cost Analysis and the Law
November 18 & 21, 2025 | 11:00 am-2:00 pm ET
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November 14, 2025 at 5:05 PM
We are pleased to have Elissa Gentry presenting at our November professional development workshop!
Benefit-Cost Analysis and the Law
November 18 & 21, 2025 | 11:00 am-2:00 pm ET
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Benefit-Cost Analysis and the Law
November 18 & 21, 2025 | 11:00 am-2:00 pm ET
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Discover our November decision science newsletter. In this month's edition, explore publications, featured resources and upcoming seminars, and news within the field.
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November 14, 2025 at 5:57 PM
Discover our November decision science newsletter. In this month's edition, explore publications, featured resources and upcoming seminars, and news within the field.
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