Stated preference methods in health care evaluation: an emerging methodological paradigm in health economics.

abstract：OBJECTIVES:The aim of this study was to review all published economic evaluations of guideline-based care for chronic wounds and to assess how useful these studies are for decision making in health services. METHODS:Embase, PubMed, Scopus, Health Technology Assessment (HTA) and National Health Service Economic Evaluat...

journal_title：Applied health economics and health policy

authors： Cheng Q,Graves N,Pacella RE

更新日期：2018-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES:Generic substitution has been introduced in most countries in order to reduce costs and improve access to drugs. However, regulations and the generic drugs available vary between countries. It is the prescriber or dispenser of the drug who is the final decision maker. Nevertheless, physicians'...

journal_title：Applied health economics and health policy

authors： Toverud EL,Hartmann K,Håkonsen H

更新日期：2015-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Despite recent initiatives across a number of countries to institutionalise the use of economic evaluation in the assessment of new technologies, the evidence suggests that, to date, the impact of economic analysis on health sector decision making in practice has been low. This paper proposes that incentive compatibil...

journal_title：Applied health economics and health policy

authors： Jan S

更新日期：2003-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Compared to traditional drugs, specialty drugs tend to be indicated for lower prevalence diseases. Our objective was to compare the potential population health benefits associated with specialty and traditional drugs in the year following product approval. METHODS:First, we created a dataset of estimates of ...

journal_title：Applied health economics and health policy

authors： Chambers JD,Thorat T,Wilkinson CL,Salem M,Subedi P,Kamal-Bahl SJ,Neumann PJ

更新日期：2017-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The Xpert® MTB/RIF (Xpert) test has been shown to be effective and cost-effective for diagnosing tuberculosis (TB) under conditions with high HIV prevalence and HIV-TB co-infection but less is known about Xpert's cost in low HIV prevalence settings. Cambodia, a country with low HIV prevalence (0.7%), high TB...

journal_title：Applied health economics and health policy

authors： Pallas SW,Courey M,Hy C,Killam WP,Warren D,Moore B

更新日期：2018-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Cervical cancer ranks fourth amongst the commonest malignancies worldwide and the second most prevalent cancer afflicting women in low-to-middle income countries (LMICs), hence, of great public health importance. LMICs are the most affected regions as evidenced by their high prevalence of the disease. Mortal...

journal_title：Applied health economics and health policy

authors： Okeah BO,Ridyard CH

更新日期：2020-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Central venous catheters are commonly used to deliver therapies and to monitor patients, and require securing at the point of percutaneous entry to avoid dislodgement. SecurAcath is a catheter securement device designed for central venous catheters. The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence, as a part of i...

journal_title：Applied health economics and health policy

authors： Macmillan T,Pennington M,Summers JA,Goddard K,Zala D,Herz N,Peacock JL,Keevil S,Chalkidou A

更新日期：2018-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:This research seeks to identify the relationship between economic factors related to the ability to receive and pay for health services and adverse cancer outcomes, as well as preventative screening and behavioral factors that influence the risk of cancer. We focus on the Northern High Plains region, where w...

journal_title：Applied health economics and health policy

authors： Belasco EJ,Gong G,Pence B,Wilkes E

更新日期：2014-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Employers are increasingly relying on rewards programmes in an effort to promote greater levels of activity among employees; however, if enrolment in these programmes is dominated by active employees, then they are unlikely to be a good use of resources. OBJECTIVE:This study uses a stated-preference survey ...

journal_title：Applied health economics and health policy

authors： Ozdemir S,Bilger M,Finkelstein EA

更新日期：2017-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The Peristeen transanal irrigation system is intended to allow people with bowel dysfunction to flush out the lower part of the bowel as part of their bowel management strategy. Peristeen was the subject of an evaluation by the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence, through its Medical Technologies Evaluat...

journal_title：Applied health economics and health policy

authors： Dale M,Morgan H,Carter K,White J,Carolan-Rees G

更新日期：2019-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Patients with venous thromboembolism (VTE) commonly have an underlying genetic predisposition. However, genetic tests nowadays in use have very low sensitivity for identifying subjects at risk of VTE. Thrombo inCode(®) is a new genetic tool that has demonstrated very good sensitivity, thanks to very good cov...

journal_title：Applied health economics and health policy

authors： Rubio-Terrés C,Soria JM,Morange PE,Souto JC,Suchon P,Mateo J,Saut N,Rubio-Rodríguez D,Sala J,Gracia A,Pich S,Salas E

更新日期：2015-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Invasive pneumococcal disease (IPD), pneumonia and acute otitis media (AOM) still represent a significant medical burden in children < 5 years of age in New Zealand (NZ), with marked disparities across socio-economic and ethnic groups. This cost-effectiveness evaluation aims to compare the potential impact o...

journal_title：Applied health economics and health policy

authors： Varghese L,Talbot L,Govender A,Zhang XH,Mungall BA

更新日期：2018-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:There is limited understanding of the health economic implications of cervical screening with human papillomavirus (HPV)-16/18 genotyping. OBJECTIVE:The aim of this study was to evaluate the cost effectiveness of cervical cancer primary screening with a HPV-16/18 genotyping test which simultaneously detects...

journal_title：Applied health economics and health policy

authors： Huh WK,Williams E,Huang J,Bramley T,Poulios N

更新日期：2015-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:The aim of this review is to assess the current state of empirical research regarding the effectiveness of national pricing regulations of the patent-protected market for prescription pharmaceuticals. Effectiveness is understood to be the capacity of policies to have a desired impact on outcomes, such as hea...

journal_title：Applied health economics and health policy

authors： Wettstein DJ,Boes S

更新日期：2019-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Central line-associated bloodstream infections (CLABSIs) are primary, laboratory confirmed bloodstream infections in patients with a central line within 48 h of symptom onset. Catheter-related bloodstream infection (CRBSI) is a more specific term used when the cause of infection has been confirmed by catheter tip cult...

journal_title：Applied health economics and health policy

authors： O'Connell S,Dale M,Morgan H,Carter K,Carolan-Rees G

更新日期：2020-08-05 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Pricing drugs in the California Workers' Compensation System (CAWCS) has become more difficult as there are increasingly fewer drugs listed in the Medi-Cal primary fee schedule, which is used as the source for CAWCS drug prices. This presents a challenge of providing timely and accurate CAWCS reimbursement. ...

journal_title：Applied health economics and health policy

authors： Wilson L,Turkistani F,Tran DM,Huang W,Lin TK

更新日期：2019-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We conducted a scoping review with the objective of synthesizing available literature and mapping what designs and methods have been used to evaluate health insurance reforms in sub-Saharan Africa. We systematically searched for scientific and grey literature in English and French published between 1980 and 2017 using...

journal_title：Applied health economics and health policy

authors： Degroote S,Ridde V,De Allegri M

更新日期：2020-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act instituted pay-for-performance programs, including Hospital Value-Based Purchasing (HVBP), designed to encourage hospital quality and efficiency. OBJECTIVE AND METHOD:While these programs have been evaluated with respect to their implications for care quality a...

journal_title：Applied health economics and health policy

authors： Izón GM,Pardini CA

更新日期：2018-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To describe how post-market utilisation analysis in Australia informs cost-effectiveness assessment and pricing decisions, using aflibercept and ranibizumab as case studies. METHODS:Pharmaceutical claims were used to identify initiators of aflibercept and ranibizumab in the year after aflibercept-listing (D...

journal_title：Applied health economics and health policy

authors： Kemp-Casey A,Pratt N,Ramsay E,Roughead EE

更新日期：2019-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This paper reconsiders the evidence and several of the key arguments associated with the theory of supplier-induced demand (SID). It proposes a new theory to explain how ethical behaviour is consistent with SID. The purpose of a theory of demand and one criterion for the evaluation of a theory is the provision of a pl...

journal_title：Applied health economics and health policy

authors： Richardson JR,Peacock SJ

更新日期：2006-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE:Opinions on the use of research abstracts in policy decision making are conflicting. We sought to evaluate the influence of research abstracts in guiding decisions of the Joint Oncology Drug Review of Canada (JODR), which conducts clinical and economic reviews of new cancer treatment drugs for ...

journal_title：Applied health economics and health policy

authors： Weizman AV,Griesman J,Bell CM

更新日期：2010-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The biotech industry now accounts for a substantial and growing proportion of total R&D spending on new medicines. However, compared with the pharmaceutical industry, the biotech industry is financially fragile. This article illustrates the financial fragility of the biotech and pharmaceutical industries in the US and...

journal_title：Applied health economics and health policy

authors： Golec J,Vernon JA

更新日期：2009-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:It is estimated that annually 300 000 cases of rotavirus-induced gastroenteritis (RVGE) occur in children aged up to 5 years in France. A two-dose vaccine against rotavirus infection (RIX4414; Rotarix, GlaxoSmithKline), has been shown to be highly effective against severe RVGE. OBJECTIVE:This study evaluate...

journal_title：Applied health economics and health policy

authors： Standaert B,Parez N,Tehard B,Colin X,Detournay B

更新日期：2008-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The main purpose of this study is to measure the technical efficiency of twenty health systems in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region to inform evidence-based health policy decisions. In addition, the effects of alternative stochastic frontier model specification on the empirical results are examin...

journal_title：Applied health economics and health policy

authors： Hamidi S,Akinci F

更新日期：2016-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) is a rare but fatal disease. Little is known about the economic burden associated with PAH patients in the US. OBJECTIVES:The objective of this study was to estimate excess direct costs associated with privately insured PAH patients in the US. METHODS:From a privately ...

journal_title：Applied health economics and health policy

authors： Kirson NY,Birnbaum HG,Ivanova JI,Waldman T,Joish V,Williamson T

更新日期：2011-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:As tuberculosis screening trends to targeting high-risk populations, knowing the cost effectiveness of such screening is vital to decision makers. OBJECTIVES:The purpose of this review was to compile cost-utility analyses evaluating latent tuberculosis infection (LTBI) screening in high-risk populations tha...

journal_title：Applied health economics and health policy

authors： Campbell JR,Sasitharan T,Marra F

更新日期：2015-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Mental health problems are highly prevalent among college students in many countries. However, evidence suggests that many at-risk students do not receive professional help. OBJECTIVE:We aimed to understand which students are most likely to have unmet need for mental health services. Given increasing and wi...

journal_title：Applied health economics and health policy

authors： Cullinan J,Walsh S,Flannery D

更新日期：2020-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) affects approximately 3 million people in the UK. An 8-week pulmonary rehabilitation (PR) course is recommended under current guidelines. However, studies show that initial benefits diminish over time. OBJECTIVE:We present here an economic evaluation conducted al...

journal_title：Applied health economics and health policy

authors： Burns DK,Wilson EC,Browne P,Olive S,Clark A,Galey P,Dix E,Woodhouse H,Robinson S,Wilson A

更新日期：2016-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:European guidelines advocate the measurement of on-treatment hepatitis C virus (HCV) RNA in order to determine optimal therapy duration (response-guided therapy [RGT]) in patients with rapid virological response (RVR) or delayed virological response (DVR). Treatment response is highly dependent upon the exte...

journal_title：Applied health economics and health policy

authors： McEwan P,Kim R,Yuan Y

更新日期：2013-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:There is wide consensus that the ways in which providers are reimbursed by third parties will affect their behaviour and, hence, the efficient use of limited resources and the performance of health systems. However, there seems to be little evidence on how payment to hospital-based doctors affects hospital performance...

journal_title：Applied health economics and health policy

authors： Liu X,Mills A

更新日期：2003-01-01 00:00:00