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ArticlePublication 2017Costs of Facility-Based HIV Testing in Malawi, Zambia and Zimbabwe
Providing HIV testing at health facilities remains the most common approach to ensuring access to …
Providing HIV testing at health facilities remains the most common approach to ensuring access to HIV treatment and prevention services for the millions of undiagnosed HIV-infected individuals in sub-Saharan Africa. The authors sought to explore the costs of providing these services across three southern African countries with high HIV burden.Primary costing studies were undertaken in 54 health facilities providing HIV testing services (HTS) in Malawi, Zambia and Zimbabwe. Routinely collected monitoring and evaluation data for…
Technology Assessment | Health Systems | Costing Methods | Infectious Diseases | Clinical Care | Health/Medicine | Sub-Saharan Africa -
BookPublication 2017What's In, What's Out: Designing Benefits for Universal Health Coverage
Many low- and middle-income countries now aspire to universal health coverage, where governments ensure that …
Many low- and middle-income countries now aspire to universal health coverage, where governments ensure that all people have access to the quality health services they need without risk of impoverishment. But for universal health coverage to become reality, the health services offered must be consistent with the funds available-and this implies tough everyday choices for policymakers. This publication argues that the creation of an explicit health benefits plan-a defined list of services that are and are…
Technology Assessment | Health Systems | Priority Setting/Ethics | Health Outcomes | Evidence Synthesis | Cost-Effectiveness Analysis | Policy/Regulation | Economics/Finance | Government/Law | Health/Medicine | Science/Technology | Global -
Resource PortalWeb Portal, Teaching Resource 2024Cochrane
Cochrane produces reviews which study all of the best available evidence generated through research and …
Cochrane produces reviews which study all of the best available evidence generated through research and make it easier to inform decisions about health. In addition to the production and dissemination of systematic reviews, housed in the Cochrane Library, they provide a host of resources such as handbooks and guidelines, interactive learning modules, web casts and other educational public goods. Cochrane is a not-for profit organisation with collaborators from more than 120 countries working together to produce…
Technology Assessment | Health Systems | Evidence Synthesis | Test Performance | Health/Medicine | Global -
OrganizationWeb Portal 2024International Decision Support Initiative (iDSI)
The International Decision Support Initiative (iDSI) is a global network of health, policy and economic …
The International Decision Support Initiative (iDSI) is a global network of health, policy and economic expertise, working to achieve Universal Health Coverage and The Health Sustainable Development Goal (SDG 3). They are committed to robust evidence, analysis and decision-making that policymakers, funders and researchers can use to balance trade-offs between different policy options and model potential results to make the best choice available. They support countries to make better decisions about how much public money…
Technology Assessment | Health Systems | Priority Setting/Ethics | Costing Methods | Health Outcomes | Cost-Effectiveness Analysis | Policy/Regulation | Economics/Finance | Government/Law | Health/Medicine | Global -
OrganizationWeb Portal 2024Center for the Evaluation of Value and Risk in Health (CEVR)
CEVR, the Center for the Evaluation of Value and Risk in Health, at Tufts Medical …
CEVR, the Center for the Evaluation of Value and Risk in Health, at Tufts Medical Center was established in 2005 and analyzes the benefits, risks and costs of strategies to improve health and health care. CEVR undertakes projects to determine the cost-effectiveness of health care interventions, including customized analyses for government agencies, private foundations and industry groups. CEVR has developed and maintains two internationally-known databases for health care stakeholders: the Cost-Effectiveness Analysis Registry and the National Coverage Determinations…
Technology Assessment | Health Systems | Health Outcomes | Cost-Effectiveness Analysis | Health/Medicine | North America -
Resource PortalWeb Portal, Teaching Resource 2024MIDAS
MIDAS is a collaborative network of research scientists who use computational, statistical and mathematical models …
MIDAS is a collaborative network of research scientists who use computational, statistical and mathematical models to understand infectious disease dynamics and thereby assist the nation to prepare for, detect and respond to infectious disease threats. Midas focuses on research topics such as: Dynamics of emergence and spread of pathogens; Identification and surveillance of infectious diseases; Effectiveness and consequences of intervention strategies; Host/pathogen interactions; Ecological, climatic, economic and evolutionary dimensions of infectious diseases; The roles of behavior and behavioral adaptation in…
Technology Assessment | Health Systems | Mathematical Models | Dynamic Transmission | Calibration/Validation | Dynamic Simulation | Risk Analysis | Cost-Effectiveness Analysis | Infectious Diseases | Policy/Regulation | Climate/Environment | Health/Medicine | Science/Technology | Global | Graduate | Doctoral | Professional | Critical Thinking/Analysis | Conceptual Mapping | Quantitative Literacy -
OrganizationWeb Portal 2024International Network of Agencies for Health Technology Assessment
International Network of Agencies for Health Technology Assessment (INAHTA) is a network of 52 Health …
International Network of Agencies for Health Technology Assessment (INAHTA) is a network of 52 Health technology Assessment (HTA) agencies that support health system decision making. Among the goals of the network is to support best practices and to foster knowledge exchange and learning across HTA communities. INAHTA provides briefs, checklists, and impact reports which are publicly available.
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BookPublication 2016Cost-Effectiveness in Health and Medicine, 2nd Edition
This is a revised and expanded edition of the original text on Cost-Effectiveness in Health and Medicine. The …
This is a revised and expanded edition of the original text on Cost-Effectiveness in Health and Medicine. The Second Panel on Cost-Effectiveness in Health and Medicine included experts drawn from academia, healthcare administration, and government. The book offers advice for conducting analyses to improve the allocation of health resources, and is intended for economists, policy analysts, hospital executives, and students across health, business, and humanities disciplines. New components of this edition, include an in-depth review of the past 20…
Technology Assessment | Health Systems | Preferences/Values | Priority Setting/Ethics | Costing Methods | Health Outcomes | Mathematical Models | Cost-Effectiveness Analysis | Policy/Regulation | Economics/Finance | Health/Medicine | Global | North America | Europe -
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.
Decision Analysis | Health Systems | Health Outcomes | Evidence Synthesis | Mathematical Models | Policy/Regulation | Health/Medicine | North America