Xie, Richard Z. http://orcid.org/0000-0002-2797-3019
Malik, Erica deFur
Linthicum, Mark T.
Bright, Jennifer L.
Article History
Accepted: 23 April 2021
First Online: 13 May 2021
Declarations
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: No funding was received for the preparation of this manuscript.
: Richard Z. Xie, Erica deFur Malik, Mark T. Linthicum, and Jennifer L. Bright hold the positions of HEOR Manager, Director of Membership, Director of Scientific Communications, and Executive Director, respectively, at the Innovation and Value Initiative (IVI), a 501(c)(3) non-profit research organization whose members include pharmaceutical companies, patient advocacy organizations, and health systems. Richard Z. Xie was previously employed by Analysis Group, an economics consultancy with clients in the life science industry. Erica deFur Malik is the Managing Director of Malik Group, LLC, and consultant for Momentum Health Strategies. Mark. T. Linthicum was previously employed by Precision Health Economics, a health economics consultancy with clients in the life science and insurance industries. Jennifer L. Bright is also President, Momentum Health Strategies.
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: Information on the development of the IVI-MDD model is available at ExternalRef removed. Additional information is available upon request from the authors.
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: All authors contributed to the study conception and design. Material preparation, data collection and analysis were performed by RZX, EFM, and MTL. The first draft of the manuscript was written by RZX and EFM and all authors provided comment and revision on subsequent versions of the manuscript. All authors read and approved the final manuscript.