Can Economic Model Transparency Improve Provider Interpretation of Cost-Effectiveness Analysis? A Response.
To enhance the credibility and the value of health economic analyses, we argue that the computer model source code underlying these analyses should be made publicly available. Only with open publication is it possible for others to assess whether alternative assumptions, beyond those examined by the...
| Publicado en: | Medical Care Vol. 55; no. 11; pp. 912 - 915 |
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Lippincott Williams & Wilkins
Nov2017
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| fields | @attributes: recordID: 1 pdfLink: plink: https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=ccm&AN=126048583&site=ehost-live header: @attributes: shortDbName: ccm uiTerm: 126048583 longDbName: CINAHL Complete uiTag: AN controlInfo: bkinfo: dissinfo: jinfo: jid: 00257079 21B jtl: Medical Care issn: 00257079 maglogo: N pubinfo: dt: Nov2017 vid: 55 iid: 11 pid: 433 pub: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins place: Baltimore, Maryland artinfo: ui: 126048583 126048583 NLM29028754 126048583 10.1097/MLR.0000000000000811 NLM29028754 126048583 ppf: 912 ppct: 3 formats: tig: atl: Can Economic Model Transparency Improve Provider Interpretation of Cost-Effectiveness Analysis? A Response. aug: au: Cohen, Joshua T. Wong, John B. affil: Center for the Evaluation of Value and Risk in Health, Institute for Clinical Research and Health Policy Studies, Tufts Medical Center, Boston, MA sug: subj: Models, Statistical Cost Benefit Analysis Health Policy Human Reproducibility of Results Intellectual Property Validation Studies Comparative Studies Evaluation Research Multicenter Studies ab: To enhance the credibility and the value of health economic analyses, we argue that the computer model source code underlying these analyses should be made publicly available. Only with open publication is it possible for others to assess whether alternative assumptions, beyond those examined by the model authors, alter the model's findings. Because reproducibility is critical for scientific acceptance and because computation increasingly permeates scientific inquiry, other fields have moved toward open publication of computer models, and health economics should avoid falling behind. Making source code available shines a light on these otherwise black boxes and facilitates their complete evaluation and understandability. The preceding commentary makes 2 arguments against open publication. It claims first that open publication would undermine intellectual property rights and discourage work in this field. We respond that the impact on intellectual property would be minimal, and that open publication could even increase model value. The second argument against open publication is the possibility of model misuse. If anything, however, open publication would reduce this risk by making the model implementation completely transparent. We argue finally that open publication of models would have ancillary benefits by making the research more amenable for adaptation and innovation. Moving toward open publication will present challenges, but we believe that the benefits of increased scientific credibility and utility, particularly for health policy and clinical practice decisions, will certainly outweigh the harms. pubtype: Academic Journal doctype: research Journal Article ougenre: Article language: English refInfo: holdings: @attributes: islocal: N |
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