title: Value of Information: A Tool to Improve Research Prioritization and Reduce Waste.
abstract: In a Guest Editorial, Cosetta Minelli and Gianluca Baio explain how VOI analysis can prioritize research projects by identifying uncertainty in existing knowledge and then estimating expected benefits from reducing that uncertainty.
authors.affiliation: Respiratory Epidemiology, Occupational Medicine and Public Health, NHLI, Imperial College London, London, United Kingdom.
authors.forename: Cosetta
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Minelli
authors.affiliation: Department of Statistical Science, University College London, London, United Kingdom.
authors.forename: Gianluca
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Baio
mesh_terms: D035843:Biomedical Research; D003362:Cost-Benefit Analysis; D003661:Decision Support Techniques; D006801:Humans; D007255:Information Services; D012107:Research Design