How a Bottom-Up Multi-Stakeholder Initiative Helped Transform the Renal Replacement Therapy Landscape in Spain.

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To develop a statistical model generating utility estimates for prostate cancer specific health states, using preference weights derived from the perspectives of prostate cancer patients, men at risk for prostate cancer, and society. METHODS:Utility estimate values were calculated using standard gamble (SG) ...

journal_title：Applied health economics and health policy

authors： Gries KS,Regier DA,Ramsey SD,Patrick DL

更新日期：2017-06-01 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：OBJECTIVES:The objective of the present work was to assess the level of evidence in economic evaluations of percutaneous left atrial appendage closure devices, and to test the complementarity of three different tools for assessing the quality of economic evaluations. METHODS:We conducted a systematic review of article...

journal_title：Applied health economics and health policy

authors： Nédellec E,Pineau J,Prognon P,Martelli N

更新日期：2018-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The clinical management of intracranial aneurysms is debated in many countries because of the associated disability risk and costs. Therefore, estimating the costs and explaining their variability will provide important information for decision makers. OBJECTIVE:We aimed to evaluate the acute and post-acute...

journal_title：Applied health economics and health policy

authors： Calciolari S,Torbica A,Tarricone R

更新日期：2013-08-01 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：:This paper critically evaluates the estimates of the cost of Medicare for All (M4A) in the USA. Six studies that estimate the 1-year total cost of M4A in the USA are reviewed. These studies find that M4A would increase national health spending by as much as 16.9% or decrease it by 20.0%, representing a range of estima...

journal_title：Applied health economics and health policy

authors： Nyman JA

更新日期：2021-01-25 00:00:00

abstract：:If present increases in the rate of obesity persist, by 2015 half of the population in the US could be obese. This article presents the case that the reason for the epidemic is an 'infrastructure of obesity' that fuels the phenomenon. To control this epidemic, public policy in general and health policy in particular n...

journal_title：Applied health economics and health policy

authors： Stanton KR,Acs ZJ

更新日期：2005-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Price, income and health status are likely to affect the demand for healthcare in developing countries, and their quantitative effects are unclear in the literature. Some studies report that prices are not important determinants, while others conclude that prices are important determinants of the demand for ...

journal_title：Applied health economics and health policy

authors： Sarma S

更新日期：2009-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Early awareness and alert systems have been established in many countries but evidence on their ability to accurately prioritize new medicines (for early assessment) is limited. OBJECTIVE:The purpose of this study was to assess whether the Swedish Early Awareness and Alert System identified and prioritized ...

journal_title：Applied health economics and health policy

authors： Eriksson I,von Euler M,Malmström RE,Godman B,Wettermark B

更新日期：2019-02-01 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：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：:This article deals with the accuracy of statistical records used for political decision making and international comparative analysis. In developing countries, even major macroeconomic indicators can include data inadequacies and methodological differences in data generation between statistical agencies. Existing data...

journal_title：Applied health economics and health policy

authors： Lorenz C

更新日期：2012-01-01 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:Canadian patients, healthcare providers and payers share interest in assessing the value of self-monitoring of blood glucose (SMBG) for individuals with type 2 diabetes but not on insulin. Using the UKPDS (UK Prospective Diabetes Study) model, the Canadian Optimal Prescribing and Utilization Service (COMPUS)...

journal_title：Applied health economics and health policy

authors： Tunis SL

更新日期：2011-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Smoking is an expensive habit. Smoking households spend, on average, more than $US1000 annually on cigarettes. When a family member quits, in addition to the former smoker's improved long-term health, families benefit because savings from reduced cigarette expenditures can be allocated to other goods. For households i...

journal_title：Applied health economics and health policy

authors： Busch SH,Jofre-Bonet M,Falba TA,Sindelar JL

更新日期：2004-01-01 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: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:Osteoporosis is recognized as a serious health condition in developed as well as developing countries. There are no accurate estimates of the extent of the burden of osteoporosis in New Zealand. The purpose of this study was to estimate the economic burden of osteoporosis in New Zealand using data from inter...

journal_title：Applied health economics and health policy

authors： Brown P,McNeill R,Leung W,Radwan E,Willingale J

更新日期：2011-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A routine part of the process for developing National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) medical technologies guidance is a submission of clinical and economic evidence by the technology manufacturer. The Birmingham and Brunel Consortium External Assessment Centre (EAC; a consortium of the University of B...

journal_title：Applied health economics and health policy

authors： Higgins A,Glover M,Yang Y,Bayliss S,Meads C,Lord J

更新日期：2014-10-01 00:00:00

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：:Payment incentives to both consumers and providers have significant consequences for the equity and efficiency of a healthcare system, and have recently come to the fore in health policy reforms. This review first discusses the economic rationale for the apparent international convergence toward payment systems with m...

journal_title：Applied health economics and health policy

authors： Eggleston K,Hsieh CR

更新日期：2004-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Economic models are developed to provide decision makers with information related to the real-world effectiveness of therapeutics, screening and diagnostic regimens. Although compliance with these regimens often has a significant impact on real-world clinical outcomes and costs, compliance and persistence have histori...

journal_title：Applied health economics and health policy

authors： Kadambi A,Leipold RJ,Kansal AR,Sorensen S,Getsios D

更新日期：2012-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To assess the relative cost effectiveness of four strategies (academic detailing, computerised reminder systems, target payments and interactive continuing medical education) to increase the provision of screening and brief interventions by Australian GPs with the ultimate goal of decreasing risky alcohol consumpti...

journal_title：Applied health economics and health policy

authors： Shanahan M,Shakeshaft A,Mattick RP

更新日期：2006-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:In virologically suppressed patients, switching to darunavir/ritonavir (DRV/r) monotherapy maintains HIV RNA suppression, and could also lower treatment costs. OBJECTIVE:The purpose of this analysis was to calculate the potential cost savings from the use of DRV/r monotherapy in the UK. METHODS:In the MONE...

journal_title：Applied health economics and health policy

authors： Gazzard B,Hill A,Anceau A

更新日期：2011-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The mandatory nature of recommendations made by the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE) in the UK has highlighted inherent difficulties in the process of disinvestment in existing technologies to fund NICE-approved technologies. A lack of evidence on candidate technologies means that the proce...

journal_title：Applied health economics and health policy

authors： Karnon J,Carlton J,Czoski-Murray C,Smith K

更新日期：2009-01-01 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：:Health state utility values are a major source of uncertainty in economic evaluations of interventions for age-related macular degeneration (AMD). This review identifies and critiques published utility values and methods for eliciting de novo utility values in AMD. We describe how utility values have been used in heal...

journal_title：Applied health economics and health policy

authors： Butt T,Tufail A,Rubin G

更新日期：2017-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The management of the large patient population in Italy receiving long-term oral anticoagulation therapy (OAT) poses organizational challenges that are traditionally approached with a centralized procedure, relying on hospital-based clinics and/or GPs. However, the availability of near-patient testing device...

journal_title：Applied health economics and health policy

authors： Pradelli L,Iannazzo S,Zaniolo O,Botrugno P

更新日期：2010-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Several EU countries are determining reimbursement prices of pharmaceuticals by cross-referencing prices of foreign countries. Our objective is to quantify the theoretical cross-border spill-over effects of cross-reference pricing schemes on pharmaceutical prices in the former EU-15 countries. METHODS:An ana...

journal_title：Applied health economics and health policy

authors： Stargardt T,Schreyögg J

更新日期：2006-01-01 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