Economics Notes: Measuring outcomes in economic evaluations

Measuring economic outcomes of cancer.

Economic outcomes are increasingly important in cancer research. This article provides an introduction to the nature and measurement of economic outcomes in cancer and gives the reader entry points to a considerable literature on measuring economic endpoints in health and medicine. Economic outcomes data are defined here as measures of resources consumed in prevention, detection, and treatment ...

Telemedicine: A systematic review of economic evaluations

Background: Telemedicine is an expanded term in health information technology that comprises procedures for transmitting medical information electronically to improve patients’ health status. The objective of this research is to evaluate the cost-effectiveness of telemedicine interventions in various specialty areas.    Methods: The Cochrane Library and Centre for Review and Di...

Notes for Economics 200c*

The economics of health information technology in medication management: a systematic review of economic evaluations

OBJECTIVE To conduct a systematic review and synthesis of the evidence surrounding the cost-effectiveness of health information technology (HIT) in the medication process. MATERIALS AND METHODS Peer-reviewed electronic databases and gray literature were searched to identify studies on HIT used to assist in the medication management process. Articles including an economic component were review...

The economics of primary prevention of cardiovascular disease – a systematic review of economic evaluations

BACKGROUND In the quest for public and private resources, prevention continues to face a difficult challenge in obtaining tangible public and political support. This may be partly because the economic evidence in favour of prevention is often said to be largely missing. The overall aim of this paper is to examine whether economic evidence in favour of prevention does exist, and if so, what its ...