Author: Andrew Creese Publisher: ISBN: 9789241544702 Category : Health & Fitness Languages : en Pages : 147
Book Description
This manual is designed to provide primary health care program managers with guidance on how to use cost analysis and cost-effectiveness analysis as tools to achieve better understanding and management of resource flows. Although it has been prepared primarily for program managers at national, regional, and district levels, other health professionals can learn from it through a short training course or by individual study. Part A introduces unit financial costs and provides a first look at the effectiveness of health services, in six modules: what costs are, using cost data, planning the study, calculating costs, measuring effectiveness, and calculating unit financial costs. Part B covers other kinds of costs and compares costs and effectiveness estimates. Topics of the three modules are as follows: measuring and using economic costs, household costs, and cost-effectiveness analysis. In part C, several important uses of cost and cost-effectiveness data for planning and management are discussed and illustrated. Future costs, financial analysis, and managerial efficiency are the topics of the three modules. A set of exercises to be used with the individual modules follow. Appendixes contain the following: annualization factors; 10 resources for further reading, including guidelines and methods and case studies; and an index. (YLB)
Author: Jonathan Cylus Publisher: Health Policy ISBN: 9789289050418 Category : Medical Languages : en Pages : 264
Book Description
In this book the authors explore the state of the art on efficiency measurement in health systems and international experts offer insights into the pitfalls and potential associated with various measurement techniques. The authors show that: - The core idea of efficiency is easy to understand in principle - maximizing valued outputs relative to inputs, but is often difficult to make operational in real-life situations - There have been numerous advances in data collection and availability, as well as innovative methodological approaches that give valuable insights into how efficiently health care is delivered - Our simple analytical framework can facilitate the development and interpretation of efficiency indicators.
Author: Alastair Gray Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA ISBN: 0199227284 Category : Business & Economics Languages : en Pages : 326
Book Description
This book provides the reader with a comprehensive set of instructions and examples of how to perform an economic evaluation of a health intervention, focusing solely on cost-effectiveness analysis in healthcare.
Author: Peter J. Neumann Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA ISBN: 0195171861 Category : Business & Economics Languages : en Pages : 224
Book Description
Much evidence suggests that the US does not achieve good value for its health care spending. This book provides a unique perspective on this problem by considering the economic, social, political, and ethical factors that contribute to it, and by seeking to show how experience can guide better policy making in the future.
Author: Kholoud Jawdat Al-Farra Publisher: LAP Lambert Academic Publishing ISBN: 9783659644054 Category : Languages : en Pages : 124
Book Description
Nowadays, cost of health services is rising and increased the pressure on budgets. Planning and implementing best practices behavior can help in reducing costs. Cost-benefit analysis and control measures are inevitable to optimize the use of available resources for a cost-effective and efficient health services. The Book is based on a cross-sectional study to perform cost-benefit analysis and examine cost control in governmental Primary Health Care centers in Gaza governorates. Finding showed that there was inappropriate entry of data about medication in 2011. The results also revealed that drugs, medical material and supplies are the main cost component which accounted for 71.8% on 2013. Wages and salaries accounted for 7% of total costs. Medical directors, and administrative directors had low level of control over cost components, also there was no duties segregation in pharmacy and responsibility over medicines is not divided between the employees upon a clear strategy. In conclusion, the book emphasized the need to consider every health care center as a unit in order to apply the Cost Based Activities approach in Health Care Sector.
Author: Peter Muennig Publisher: John Wiley & Sons ISBN: 1119011264 Category : Medical Languages : en Pages : 480
Book Description
The field's bestselling reference, updated with the latest tools, data, techniques, and the latest recommendations from the Second Panel on Cost-Effectiveness in Health and Medicine Cost-Effectiveness Analysis in Health is a practical introduction to the tools, methods, and procedures used worldwide to perform cost-effective research. Covering every aspect of a complete cost-effectiveness analysis, this book shows you how to find which data you need, where to find it, how to analyze it, and how to prepare a high-quality report 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 throughout allow you to test your understanding with practical application, and the companion website features downloadable data sets for students, as well as lecture slides and a test bank for instructors. This new third edition contains new discussion on meta-analysis and advanced modeling techniques, a long 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. This is the second printing of the 3rd Edition, which has been corrected and revised for 2018 to reflect the latest standards and methods. Cost-effectiveness analysis is used to evaluate medical interventions worldwide, in both developed and developing countries. This book provides process-specific instruction in a concise, structured format to give you a robust working knowledge of common methods and techniques. Develop a thoroughly fleshed-out research project Work accurately with costs, probabilities, and models Calculate life expectancy and quality-adjusted life years Prepare your study and your data for publication Comprehensive analysis skills are essential for students seeking careers in public health, medicine, biomedical research, health economics, health policy, and more. Cost-Effectiveness Analysis in Health walks you through the process from a real-world perspective to help you build a skillset that's immediately applicable in the field.
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