Cost-Effectiveness Analysis in Health A Practical Approach.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Muennig, Peter
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Newark : John Wiley & Sons, Incorporated, 2016.
Colección:New York Academy of Sciences Ser.
Temas:
Electronic books.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Cover
  • Title Page
  • Copyright
  • Contents
  • List of Tables, Figures, and Exhibits
  • Preface
  • Acknowledgments
  • About the Author
  • Chapter 1 Introduction to Cost-Effectiveness
  • Overview
  • Why Cost-Effectiveness Is Useful
  • Elements of Cost-Effectiveness Analysis
  • Health Interventions
  • The Competing Alternative
  • Health States
  • Health Status
  • The Quality-Adjusted Life-Year
  • Costs
  • The Average and Incremental Cost-Effectiveness Ratio
  • Why Conduct Cost-Effectiveness Analysis?
  • Costs Matter
  • Effectiveness Versus Efficacy
  • The Reference Case Analysis
  • Cost-Effectiveness Analysis and Policy
  • Prioritizing Health Interventions
  • Do Cost-Effectiveness Analyses Actually Change the Way Things Are Done?
  • What Does the Future Hold?
  • Summary
  • Further Readings
  • References
  • Chapter 2 Principles of Cost-Effectiveness Analysis
  • Overview
  • The Perspective of a Cost-Effectiveness Analysis
  • Capturing Costs
  • Capturing Quality
  • Interpreting the Cost-Effectiveness Ratio
  • Defining the Comparator
  • Interpreting Incremental Changes in Cost and Effectiveness
  • Types of Economic Analysis
  • Cost-Effectiveness and Cost-Utility Analysis
  • When to Use Nonreference Case Cost-Effectiveness Analyses
  • Other Measures
  • Cost-Benefit Analysis
  • Cost-Minimization Analysis
  • Burden-of-Disease Analysis
  • Summary
  • Further Readings
  • References
  • Chapter 3 Developing a Research Project
  • Overview
  • Eight Steps to a Perfect Research Project
  • Developing a Research Question
  • Anatomy of a Research Question
  • Defining the Population
  • Defining the Interventions Under Study
  • Defining the Disease You Are Studying
  • Research Checklist
  • Have I Included All of the Important Alternatives?
  • Where Will the Intervention Take Place?
  • Are Different Levels of Treatment or Different Screening Intervals Relevant?
  • What Type of Study Is Appropriate?
  • For Whom Will I Conduct the Study?
  • How Far into the Future Do I Need to Capture Outcomes?
  • What Do I Include, and What Do I Ignore?
  • Are There Enough Data to Answer My Question?
  • Review
  • Designing Your Analysis
  • Summary
  • Further Readings
  • References
  • Chapter 4 Working with Costs
  • Overview
  • Opportunity Costs
  • Identifying Costs
  • Micro-Costing and Gross Costing
  • Getting Cost Data
  • Using Diagnosis Codes
  • Adjusting Costs
  • Hospital Charges
  • Converting Other Charges
  • Adjusting for Inflation
  • Discounting Future Costs
  • When to Use Discounting
  • How to Use Discounting
  • Costs Associated with Pain and Suffering
  • Assessing the ""Relevancy"" of Cost Data
  • Other Cost Considerations
  • Measuring Changes in Costs
  • When to Use Micro-Costing
  • Friction Costs and Transfer Payments
  • Savings Associated with Premature Death
  • Summary
  • Further Readings
  • References
  • Chapter 5 Probabilities and Decision Analysis Models
  • Overview
  • The Idea Behind Decision Analysis
  • Probabilities
  • Some Basic Rules of Probability

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