Using Post-market Utilisation Analysis to Support Medicines Pricing Policy: An Australian Case Study of Aflibercept and Ranibizumab Use.

abstract：BACKGROUND:Community-based health insurance (CBHI) schemes have been introduced in low- and middle-income countries to increase health service utilization and provide financial protection from high healthcare expenditures. OBJECTIVE:We assess the impact of household size on decisions to enroll in CBHI and demonstrate ...

journal_title：Applied health economics and health policy

authors： Ozawa S,Grewal S,Bridges JF

更新日期：2016-04-01 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：: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：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：:Smoking of tobacco products is a major public health challenge in prison settings in most countries. Although tobacco use was tolerated by custodial authorities for many decades, the overwhelming evidence of the adverse public health effects of tobacco on both the smokers and those in the vicinity of exhaled or passiv...

journal_title：Applied health economics and health policy

authors： Awofeso N

更新日期：2002-01-01 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:Antiplatelet therapy plays a central role in the prevention of atherothrombotic events. Both acetylsalicylic acid (aspirin) and clopidogrel have been shown to reduce the risk of recurrent cardiovascular events in various subgroups of patients with vascular disease. OBJECTIVE:To estimate the cost effectivene...

journal_title：Applied health economics and health policy

authors： Logman JF,Heeg BM,Herlitz J,van Hout BA

更新日期：2010-01-01 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：: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：: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:Costs of chronic wound care are significant, but systematic reviews of cost-effectiveness studies regarding guideline-based or strategic interventions are scarce. OBJECTIVES:Our objectives were to assess/compare the cost effectiveness of new interventions/systems designed to improve the prevention/treatment...

journal_title：Applied health economics and health policy

authors： Carter MJ

更新日期：2014-08-01 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:Updated treatment guidelines for atrial fibrillation (AF) have been released by the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) in the UK, and highlight a current shortfall in the prescription of anticoagulants to patients with AF for stroke prevention. OBJECTIVE:To design a budget impact model...

journal_title：Applied health economics and health policy

authors： Shields GE,Bates AE,Chapman AM

更新日期：2015-10-01 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 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：: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：INTRODUCTION:From 2000 to 2004, primary care organisations (PCOs) in England were legally required to operate a prescribing incentive scheme for their general practices. A statutory framework specified the types of target, maximum rewards and use of 'good cause for failure' provisions that schemes should include. Our o...

journal_title：Applied health economics and health policy

authors： Mason AR,Drummond MF,Hunter JA,Towse AK,Cooke J

更新日期：2005-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Although suicide-prevention campaigns have been implemented in numerous countries, Canada has yet to implement a strategy nationally. This is the first study to examine the cost utility of the implementation of a multidimensional suicide-prevention program that combines several interventions over a 50-year t...

journal_title：Applied health economics and health policy

authors： Lebenbaum M,Cheng J,de Oliveira C,Kurdyak P,Zaheer J,Hancock-Howard R,Coyte PC

更新日期：2020-04-01 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：BACKGROUND:Concerns about the long-term sustainability of health care expenditures (HCEs), particularly prescribing expenditures, has become an important policy issue in most developed countries. Previous studies suggest that proximity to death (PTD) has a significant effect on total HCEs, with its exclusion leading to...

journal_title：Applied health economics and health policy

authors： Moore PV,Bennett K,Normand C

更新日期：2014-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The debate surrounding whether the findings of efficacy studies are applicable to real-world treatment situations is ongoing. The issue of lack of applicability due to a lack of clinical heterogeneity could be addressed by employing less restrictive inclusion criteria. Given that health economic assessments based on c...

journal_title：Applied health economics and health policy

authors： Richter A,Thieda P,Thaler K,Gartlehner G

更新日期：2011-05-01 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: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:Decision makers within the Calgary Health Region adopted and applied programme budgeting and marginal analysis (PBMA) for priority-setting activity across major service portfolios within the Region. METHODS:Seventeen in-depth qualitative interviews were conducted with senior managers and clinicians to gain ...

journal_title：Applied health economics and health policy

authors： Mitton C,Patten S,Donaldson C

更新日期：2004-01-01 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：: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：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：:Blockchain technology is a decentralized database that stores a registry of assets and transactions across a peer-to-peer computer network, which is secured through cryptography, and over time, its history gets locked in blocks of data that are cryptographically linked together and secured. So far, there have been use...

journal_title：Applied health economics and health policy

authors： Radanović I,Likić R

更新日期：2018-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The South Korean Government recently announced a reform in the drug anti-rebate law, with the purpose of eradicating pervasive, unethical, and illegal rebate practices in pharmaceutical marketing. The main objective of this reform is to have the ability to bring criminal charges against doctors and pharmacists for rec...

journal_title：Applied health economics and health policy

authors： Yu SY,Yang BM,Kim JH

更新日期：2013-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To analyse the cost effectiveness of community-based case management for patients suffering from chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). METHODS:The study took place in the third largest municipality in Denmark and was conducted as a randomised controlled trial with 12 months of follow-up. A total of ...

journal_title：Applied health economics and health policy

authors： Sørensen SS,Pedersen KM,Weinreich UM,Ehlers L

更新日期：2017-06-01 00:00:00