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Cost-Effectiveness Analysis in Health: A Practical Approach PDF

Rating: (6 reviews) Author: Peter Muennig ISBN : 9780787995560 New from $18.21 Format: PDF
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This second edition of Cost Effectiveness Analysis in Health reviews issues and methods of assessing health care technologies and related programs. It emphasizes methods to perform economic evaluations, such as cost-effectiveness and cost-benefit analysis; methods to assess efficacy, effectiveness, and safety of health care technologies; effectiveness research; and applications to clinical and public policy. The book provides in-depth discussion of the uses and conducting of cost-effectiveness analyses (CEAs) as decision-making aids in public health, health services, and medicine. It explores cost-effectiveness in the context of societal decision making for resource allocation purposes. Chapter topics include: Defining and explaining cost-effectiveness, principles of cost-effectiveness analysis, how to develop a research project, working with costs, probabilities and models, calculating life expectancy, working with health-related quality of life measures, calculating quality-adjusted life years, conducting a sensitivity analysis, preparing your study for publication, working with data, and finding the data you need.

“For instructors, data sets and other ancillary materials are freely available at http://www.pceo.org/.”

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  • Hardcover: 288 pages
  • Publisher: Jossey-Bass; 2 edition (November 9, 2007)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0787995568
  • ISBN-13: 978-0787995560
  • Product Dimensions: 0.9 x 7.3 x 9.2 inches
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Cost-Effectiveness Analysis in Health: A Practical Approach PDF

This second edition of Cost Effectiveness Analysis in Health reviews issues and methods of assessing health care technologies and related programs. It emphasizes methods to perform economic evaluations, such as cost-effectiveness and cost-benefit analysis; methods to assess efficacy, effectiveness, and safety of health care technologies; effectiveness research; and applications to clinical and public policy. The book provides in-depth discussion of the uses and conducting of cost-effectiveness analyses (CEAs) as decision-making aids in public health, health services, and medicine. It explores cost-effectiveness in the context of societal decision making for resource allocation purposes. Chapter topics include: Defining and explaining cost-effectiveness, principles of cost-effectiveness analysis, how to develop a research project, working with costs, probabilities and models, calculating life expectancy, working with health-related quality of life measures, calculating quality-adjusted life years, conducting a sensitivity analysis, preparing your study for publication, working with data, and finding the data you need.

“For instructors, data sets and other ancillary materials are freely available at http://www.pceo.org/.”

This book may be useful for someone doing a quick cost-effectiveness analysis, but I found it to be quite limited in scope. It focuses on one way to do a CEA when there are many other options that may be more appropriate in a particular context. I would recommend this book if you are looking for quick guidance and don't want to explore too many options. Otherwise, it might be more useful to consult a book that gives an overview of broader economic evaluation methods, so you can make an informed decision about the most appropriate technique, and in the process learn more about this interesting evaluation technique.
By cello
I found it vary usefull for my studies in clinical epidemiology, I recomend it, it's clear for every one who wants to study the economic impact in healht.
By Alvaro Jacome

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