Methods for the Economic Evaluation of Health Care Programmes, 4th Edition
2015
The 2015 edition of Methods for the Economic Evaluation of Health Care Programmes provides a 'tool kit' for undertaking health economic evaluations. The report is aimed at researchers, health service professionals and policy makers without a formal economics background. The recommendations are based on the authors' own experiences and so are practical in nature. The book describes the challenges of allocating resources efficiently and fairly, including challenges in methodology and policy formation. Examples are provided. New chapters in this edition include 'Principles of economic evaluation' and 'Making decisions in healthcare.'
Chapters include:
- Ch 1: Introduction to Economic Evaluation
- Ch 2: Making Decisions in Health Care
- Ch 3: Critical Assessment of Economic Evaluation
- Ch 4: Principles of Economic Evaluation
- Ch 5: Measuring and Valuing Effects: Health Gain
- Ch 6: Measuring and Valuing Effects: Consumption Benefits
- Ch 7: Cost Analysis
- Ch 8: Using Clinical Studies as Vehicles for Economic Evaluation
- Ch 9: Economic Evaluation Using Decision Modelling
- Ch 10: Identifying, Synthesizing, Analysing Evidence
- Ch 11: Characterizing, Reporting, Interpreting Uncertainty
- Ch 12: How to Take Matters Further
Methods for the Economic Evaluation of Health Care Programmes, 4th Edition
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Drummond MF, Sculpher MJ, Claxton K et al. Methods for the Economic Evaluation of Health Care Programmes, 4th Edition. Oxford University Press 2015. https://global.oup.com/academic/product/methods-for-the-economic-evaluation-of-health-care-programmes-9780199665884?q=Methods%20for%20the%20Economic%20Evaluation%20of%20Health%20Care%20Programmes%2C%204th%20Edition&lang=en&cc=us