Amy Knudsen, PhD, senior scientist at the MGH ITA and Assistant Professor of Radiology at Harvard Medical School, received a Celebration of Science Recognition Award from the MGH Executive Committee on Research (ECOR) for her work that informed colorectal cancer screening recommendations in the U.S. The award comes with a $1,000 honorarium and an opportunity … Read more
COVID-19 Simulator: A collection of tools to help health policymakers and practitioners make decisions regarding policy, and strategy related to coronavirus disease 2019 Weather, Air Pollution, and COVID-19 Transmission :Estimates and Projections: Analyzing the impact of weather on the transmission of the virus across 3,739 global locations. Hep C Calculator: Global Cost-effectiveness Analysis for Hepatitis C … Read more
On February 20th, Dr. James Brink, Radiologist-in-Chief at Massachusetts General Hospital announced that Jagpreet Chhatwal, PhD, will succeed Pari Pandharipande, MD, MPH, FACR, as Director of the ITA following her transition to the Ohio State University College of Medicine as Chair of Radiology. Jagpreet Chhatwal’s research is centered in decision science, data analytics, outcomes research, … Read more
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Please visit Mass General Career pages for the ITA’s currently open positions
COVID-19 modeling consortium: Since April 2020, Dr. Jagpreet Chhatwal has led a multi-institutional COVID-19 modeling consortium (www.covid19sim.org) that aims to inform several time-sensitive policy decisions around management and mitigation of COVID-19 in the U.S. The consortium is funded by research grants from the National Science Foundation, Rockefeller Foundation, and Gorton and Betty Moore Foundation. Findings … Read more
Optimization of Treatment of Patients with Papillary Thyroid Cancer Thyroid cancer is common and is increasing in incidence, prevalence and societal cost. Yet, the effects of current clinical practice are unknown. Moreover, most of the increased incidence is in low-risk smaller tumors and in younger patients, making the potential for consequences of overtreatment greater. Our … Read more
PI: Amy B. Knudsen, PhD Colorectal cancer is the second leading cause of cancer death in the United States. Randomized trials have shown that routine screening for colorectal cancer can reduce both the incidence of and the mortality from the disease. However, due to practical limitations, randomized trials cannot be performed to address all questions … Read more
The mission of the Institute for Technology Assessment (ITA) is to conduct health outcomes research to guide the development, evaluation, and utilization of medical technologies that improve the quality and cost-effectiveness of medical care. The Institute was established in 1997 (originally known as the Decision Analysis and Technology Assessment (DATA) Group), in order to support … Read more
Liver disease is projected to be one of those, with 8,000 additional deaths from alcohol-related liver disease, 18,700 cases of liver failure and 1,000 cases of liver cancer by 2040. The reason is the increase in alcohol sales and consumption during the early part of the pandemic, according to a new study. “Our findings highlight … Read more
