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Essentials Of Economic Evaluation In Healthcare
January 2005, Pharmaceutical Press
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Table of Contents
Preface
Page xi
About The Authors
Page xv
Abbreviations
Page xvii
1.
Overview Of Health Economics
Page 1
Introduction
Page 1
Healthcare Economics Or Health Economics?
Page 2
Why The Interest In Health Economics?
Page 2
Scarcity And Choice And The NHS
Rational Decision-Making
Page 5
The Market For Healthcare
Page 8
Efficiency
Page 13
Opportunity Cost
Page 14
Allocative Efficiency And Technical Efficiency
Page 15
Achieving Efficiency And The Role Of Economic Evaluation
Page 17
Efficiency And Equity
Page 17
Self-Directed Study Exercises
Page 20
References
Page 22
Further Reading
Page 23
2.
Rationing Healthcare
Page 25
Introduction
Page 25
Is Rationing Inevitable?
Page 25
Implicit Or Explicit Rationing?
Page 26
Rationing In The UK
Page 31
Rationing Lessons From Abroad
Page 33
The 'Fair Innings' Argument
Page 38
Conclusion
Page 38
Self-Directed Study Exercises
Page 39
References
Page 43
Further Reading
Page 44
3.
The Nature And Assessment Of Costs In Healthcare
Page 45
Introduction
Page 45
Identifying Costs
Page 45
Types Of Costs
Page 46
What Costs Need To Be Included In An Economic Evaluation?
Page 50
How Are Costs Valued?
Page 51
Costs Vs Charges
Page 52
When To Stop Collecting Costs
Page 53
Incremental Costs And Marginal Costs
Page 53
Short-Term Vs Long-Term Costs
Page 54
Discounting
Page 56
Inflation
Page 59
Cost Of Illness
Page 59
Self-Directed Study Exercises
Page 60
References
Page 62
Further Reading
Page 63
4.
Measuring Patient Outcomes For Use In Economic Evaluations
Page 65
Introduction
Page 65
Effectiveness
Page 66
Quality Of Life
Page 71
Utility
Page 73
Expressing Benefits As Monetary Values
Page 83
Quality Adjusted Life Years And Willingness To Pay
Page 86
Discounting Outcomes
Page 86
Self-Directed Study Exercise
Page 86
References
Page 87
Further Reading
Page 88
5.
Cost-Effectiveness Analysis
Page 91
Introduction
Page 91
The Components Of Economic Evaluation
Page 92
Outcome Measures In Cost-Effectiveness Analysis
Page 93
Incremental Economic Analysis
Page 93
Ways Of Using Outcome Data In Incremental Economic Analysis
Page 95
Using An Incremental Cost-Effectiveness Ratio To Make A Decision
Page 96
Should The Incremental Cost-Effectiveness Ratio Be Large Or Small?
Page 97
Cost-Minimisation Analysis
Page 98
Cost-Effectiveness Planes
Page 103
Sensitivity Analysis
Page 104
A Final Note
Page 110
Self-Directed Study Exercises
Page 110
References
Page 113
Further Reading
Page 113
Further Published Examples Of Cost-Effectiveness Analysis
Page 113
6.
Cost-Utility Analysis
Page 115
Introduction
Page 115
Outcome Measures In Cost-Utility Analysis
Page 115
Using Cost-Utility Analysis To Allocate Resources To Different Services
Page 117
Using Cost-Utility Analysis To Choose Between Life-Saving And Life-Improving Interventions
Page 120
The Effect Of Discounting Quality Adjusted Life Years In Cost-Utility Analysis
Page 122
Making Decisions Using Cost-Utility Analysis
Page 123
Self-Directed Study Exercises
Page 125
References
Page 126
Further Reading
Page 127
Further Published Examples Of Cost-Utility Analysis
Page 127
7.
Cost-Benefit Analysis
Page 129
Introduction
Page 129
Outcome Measures In Cost-Benefit Analysis
Page 130
Using Cost-Benefit Analysis To Allocate Resources To Different Services
Page 131
Making Decisions Using Cost-Benefit Analysis
Page 134
Self-Directed Study Exercise
Page 135
References
Page 137
Further Reading
Page 137
Further Published Examples Of Cost-Benefit Analysis
Page 138
8.
Introduction To The Use Of Decision Analysis In Economic Evaluations
Page 139
Introduction
Page 139
What Are The Sources Of Uncertainty?
Page 139
Probability: The Language Of Uncertainty
Page 140
Use Of Decision Analysis To Design Economic Evaluations
Page 145
Building An Economic Evaluation, Stage 1
Page 146
Building An Economic Evaluation, Stage 2
Page 151
Building An Economic Evaluation, Stage 3
Page 153
Building An Economic Evaluation, Stage 4
Page 155
Markov Modelling
Page 163
Self-Directed Study Exercises
Page 165
References
Page 168
Further Reading
Page 168
9.
Using Economic Evaluations To Inform Decision-Making In Healthcare
Page 169
Introduction
Page 169
How May Economic Evaluations Be Used?
Page 169
How Have Economic Evaluations Been Used?
Page 171
Assessing The Quality Of Economic Evaluations
Page 172
Using Guidelines To Improve The Quality Of Economic Evaluations
Page 172
Interpreting Economic Evaluations
Page 180
Self-Directed Study Exercise
Page 180
References
Page 181
Further Reading
Page 182
Sample List Of Guidelines For The Design And Conduct Of Economic Evaluations
Page 182
10.
Statistical Handling Of Data In Economic Analysis
Page 185
Introduction
Page 185
Statistical Analysis Of Costs
Page 185
Stochastic Economic Analysis
Page 191
Self-Directed Study Exercises
Page 199
References
Page 200
Further Reading
Page 201
Examples Of Economic Evaluations That Present Graphical Bootstrapped Incremental Cost-Effectiveness Ratios
Page 201
Examples Of Economic Evaluations That Present Cost-Effectiveness Acceptability Curves
Page 202
11.
Valuing Preferences
Page 203
Introduction
Page 203
Stated Preference Or Revealed Preference?
Page 203
Discrete Choice Experiments
Page 205
How Do You Do A Discrete Choice Experiment?
Page 207
Self-Directed Study Exercise
Page 214
References
Page 216
Further Reading
Page 217
12.
Useful Resources In Health Economics And Economic Evaluation
Page 219
Further Key Texts In Health Economics
Page 219
Special Interest Groups And Useful Contacts For Health Economists
Page 220
Glossary
Page 223
Index
Page 229
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