Motivation
There are a number of limitations to current health economic modelling practice, with models rarely adequately transparent, reusable and updatable.
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Our priorities
Our current list of priorities for the development of ready4 shape when and how we need your help.
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Contribution types
There are a number of ways you can contribute to ready4.
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Overview
How ready4 aims to improve the development and application of health economic models.
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Before you get started
What you need to know to start using ready4.
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Concepts
A number of concepts are helpful to understand prior to reading ready4 documentation.
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Model
A health economic model is a conceptual, mathematical and computational representation of systems relating to human health that can be used to help solve economic problems.
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Module
Some computational models are implemented by combining self-contained, reusable components called “modules”.
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Coders
Coders can use ready4 to enhance the impact and re-usability of their algorithms.
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Modellers
Modellers can use ready4 to leverage the work of other modellers and to implement reproducible modelling analyses.
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Modelling project
A ready4 modelling project develops a computational model, adds data and runs analyses.
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Planners
Planners can use ready4 decision aids to generate useful insights.
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Repeatable research
Some core concepts relating to repeatable research have multiple conflicting definitions - this is how we use them.
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Users
How you use and contribute to ready4 will depend on the type of work you do.
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Community members
Community members can help ensure that ready4 remains accountable for addressing topics of importance to them.
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Funders
ready4 provides funders with opportunities to improve the quality, breadth and accountability of supports provided to health policymakers and system planners.
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Researchers
Researchers can use ready4 to enhance the reproducibility, replicability and transferability of their work.
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Stakeholders
In addition to the main types of intended user, a number of other stakeholders can benefit from and contribute to ready4.
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Transferability
Some models have the potential to be used in multiple contexts - but will often need adaptation for this to be appropriate.
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Provide advice
ready4 needs the guidance of community members, decision-makers and technical experts to shape its development.
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Contribute code
Help improve the reliability, functionality and ease of use of ready4 software.
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Contributions
How to contribute to ready4’s development.
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Fund projects
Help us secure our future and accelerate our development.
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Undertake projects
Plan, conduct and disseminate ready4 modelling projects.
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Support the ready4 community
Help develop high quality, clear and comprehensive documentation, instruction and responsive help.
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Contributor covenant (code of conduct)
To foster an inclusive and respectful community, all contributors to ready4 are expected to adhere to the Contributor Covenant.
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Terms of use
ready4 is distributed without warranties under open source licenses - we just ask you to appropriately cite it.
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Open source licensing
ready4 is freely available to all under copy-left licensing arrangements.
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Citing ready4
If you find ready4 useful, please cite it appropriately - it is easy to do!
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Disclaimer
ready4 is distributed without any warranties.
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Priority 1: Launch ready4 Minimum Viable Product (MVP)
We want to give potential users confidence that they can appropriately apply ready4 to their decision problems by bringing all our existing development release and unreleased software to production release status.
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Priority 2: Maintain ready4
We want the ready4 framework, model, datasets and decision aids to continually improve and update in response to the needs of potential users and stakeholders.
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Priority 3: Apply ready4 to undertake replications and transfers
We want maintained production releases of ready4 module libraries to be used to implement replications and transfers of the original studies for which that software was developed.
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Priority 4: Grow a ready4 community
We want to develop a community of ready4 users, contributors and stakeholders to sustain the development, maintenance, application, extension and impact of the project.
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Priority 5: Extend the scope of the ready4 model
We want progressively extend the capability of the ready4 model to explore new decision topics in youth mental health.
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Priority 6: Integrate ready4 with other open source tools
We want coders and modellers working in languages such as python to be able to readily use and contribute to ready4.