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#SharingHEOR: Developing Modern Media for Communication and Dissemination of Health Economics and Outcomes Research

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Questions regarding the effectiveness and safety of health interventions and allocation of health care resources are frequently discussed in mainstream and social media. Additionally, government and foundation funders are increasingly mandating that results be disseminated to the lay public and patients may benefit from being able to digest scientific research regarding their health conditions. Therefore, it is important to widely disseminate and clearly communication health economics and outcomes research (HEOR) findings to a range of interested parties. Digital media features such as graphical or visual abstracts, infographics and videos are informative and add value to research articles by improving reader engagement with articles, potentially increasing their impact, and allowing results to be more widely disseminated. However, use of novel digital media for research dissemination has been relatively limited to date. In this article, we discuss the rationale for developing novel media to communicate and disseminate research findings and offer practical advice for doing so. We conclude by outlining a future agenda for research regarding HEOR communication and dissemination.

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Wright, D.R., Batista, M. & Wrightson, T. #SharingHEOR: Developing Modern Media for Communication and Dissemination of Health Economics and Outcomes Research. Appl Health Econ Health Policy (2024). https://doi.org/10.1007/s40258-023-00863-z

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