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Methods for the Economic Evaluation of Health Care Programmes

Michael F. Drummond, Mark J. Sculpher, Karl Claxton, Greg L. Stoddart, George W. Torrance · ISBN 9780199665884
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Publisher Oxford University Press UK
Author(s) Michael F. Drummond / Mark J. Sculpher / Karl Claxton / Greg L. Stoddart / George W. Torrance
Edition 4
Published 8th October 2015
Related course codes HSH764 - Economic Evaluation - Theory and Practice, GSBS6382 - Applied Economic Evaluation in Healthcare, PUBH5801 - Economic Evaluation of Health Care
The purpose of economic evaluation is to inform decisions intended to improve healthcare. The new edition of Methods for the Economic Evaluation of Health Care Programmes equips the reader with the essential hands-on experience required to undertake evaluations by providing a 'tool kit' based on the authors' own experiences of undertaking economic evaluations.Building on the strength of the previous edition, the accessible writing
style ensures the text is key reading for the non-expert reader, as no prior knowledge of economics is required. The book employs a critical appraisal framework, which is useful both to researchers conducting
studies and to decision-makers assessing them. Practical examples are provided throughout to aid learning and understanding.The book analyses the methodological and policy challenges that face health systems in seeking to allocate resources efficiently and fairly. New chapters include 'Principles of economic evaluation' and 'Making decisions in healthcare' which introduces the reader to core issues and questions about allocation, and provides an understanding of the
fundamental principles which guide decision making.A key part of evidence-based decision making is the analysis of all the relevant evidence to make informed decisions and policy. The
new chapter 'Identifying, synthesising and analysing evidence' highlights the importance of systematic review, and how and why these methods are used. As methods of analysis continue to change the chapter on 'Characterising, reporting and interpreting uncertainty' introduces the reader to recent methods of analysis and why uncertainty matters for health care decision.The fourth edition of Methods for the Economic Evaluation of Health Care Programmes has been
thoroughly revised and updated, making it essential reading for anyone commissioning, undertaking, or using economic evaluations in health care, including health service professionals, health economists, and health
care decision makers.
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