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GuidelinesPublication 2016Decision Models in Clinical Preventive Services Recommendations
The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) develops evidence-based recommendations about preventive care based on …
The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) develops evidence-based recommendations about preventive care based on comprehensive systematic reviews of the best available evidence. Decision models provide a complementary, quantitative approach to support the USPSTF as it deliberates about the evidence and develops recommendations for clinical and policy use. This article describes the rationale for using modeling, an approach to selecting topics for modeling, and how modeling may inform recommendations about clinical preventive services.
Health Systems | Health Outcomes | Evidence Synthesis | Mathematical Models | Decision Analysis | Policy/Regulation | Health/Medicine | North America -
ArticlePublication 2015Cost-Effectiveness of Herpes Zoster Vaccine for Persons Aged 50 Years
This article reports on a cost-effectiveness analysis of the original herpes zoster (HZ) vaccine (ZVL) …
This article reports on a cost-effectiveness analysis of the original herpes zoster (HZ) vaccine (ZVL) that at the time of this study was approved for persons age 50+. The authors used a Markov model to simulate adults aged 50 years over a lifetime from a societal perspective; outcomes included the number of HZ and postherpetic neuralgia (PHN) cases prevented and the incremental cost per quality-adjusted life-year (QALY) saved. Their focus was on the cost effectiveness…
Health Systems | State-Transition | Cost-Effectiveness Analysis | Infectious Diseases | Health/Medicine | North America -
NewsPublication 2017C.D.C. Panel Recommends a New Shingles Vaccine
In a New York Times report, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommended the …
In a New York Times report, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommended the use of a new vaccine to prevent herpes zoster (“shingles”) among adults in the US. “In an unusually close vote, an advisory panel to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Wednesday recommended the use of a new vaccine to prevent shingles over an older one that was considered less effective. "The decision was made just days after the…
Health Systems | Infectious Diseases | Policy/Regulation | Economics/Finance | Health/Medicine | Science/Technology | North America
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