Cost-Effectiveness Analysis in Health: A Practical Approach, 3rd Edition

Cost-Effectiveness Analysis in Health provides an introduction to the tools, methods, and procedures used to perform cost-effectiveness research. This third edition contains new discussion on meta-analysis and advanced modeling techniques, a worked example using visual modeling software TreeAge Pro, and updated recommendations from the U.S. Public Health Service's Panel on Cost-Effectiveness in Health and Medicine.

The book provides process-specific instruction in a concise, structured format to highlight common methods and techniques for: 1) Developing a thoroughly fleshed-out research project; 2) Working accurately with costs, probabilities, and models; 3) Calculating life expectancy and quality-adjusted life years; 4) Preparing a study and data for publication.

Designed for the classroom or the individual learner, the material is presented in simple and accessible language for those who lack a biostatistics or epidemiology background, and each chapter includes real-world examples and "tips and tricks" that highlight key information. Exercises provide practical applications, and a companion website features downloadable data sets for students, as well as lecture slides and a test bank for instructors.

Chapters include:

• Ch 1: Introduction to Cost-Effectiveness
• Ch 2: Principles of Cost-Effectiveness Analysis
• Ch 3: Developing a Research Project
• Ch 4: Working with Costs
• Ch 5: Probabilities and Decision Analysis Models
• Ch 6: Calculating Life Expectancy
• Ch 7: Working with Health-Related Quality-Of-Life
• Ch 8: Calculating QALYS
• Ch 9: Conducting a Sensitivity Analysis
• Ch 10: Preparing Your Study for Publication
• Ch 11: Basic Epidemiology and Application to CEA
• Ch 12: Finding the Data You Need
• Ch 13: A Worked Example
• Appendix A Answer Key to Exercises
• Appendix B Life Expectancy and QALE Tables
• Appendix C EQ-5D-5L Health Questionnaire
• Appendix D Varied Data
• Glossary
• Index