Is Cost-Effectiveness Analysis Unfair?

What is a cost-effectiveness analysis?

is an economic evaluation tool that can be used to compare two or more programs or interventions. " It seems like a good program, but is it cost-effective? " is a question that is often asked about education programs. This article is designed to provide you with background information on cost-effectiveness analysis that may be helpful when responding to this question in relation to Reading Reco...

Cost-effectiveness analysis: is it ethical?

Many clinicians believe that allowing costs to influence clinical decisions is unethical. They are mistaken in this belief, because it cannot be ethical to ignore the adverse consequences upon others of the decisions you make, which is what 'costs' represent. There are, however, some important ethical issues in deciding what costs to count, and how to count them. But these dilemmas are equally ...

Is Taurolidine-citrate an effective and cost-effective hemodialysis cathe-ter lock solution? A systematic review and cost- effectiveness analysis

Background: Prevention of catheter-related infection is of prime importance,. However, because of the risks caused by the leakage of circulating antibiotics and development of resistance to antibiotics, they are replaced by lock solutions. The aim of this study was to evaluate the efficacy and cost- effectiveness of taurolidine-citrate as a hemodialysis catheter lock solution compared to other ...

Cost-Effectiveness Analysis

CEA is a tool that has seen increasing use in recent decades as decision makers at all levels of health care provision seek to value alternative interventions (or programs, tests, or treatments). Although CEAs can be complex, and are often described using somewhat arcane terminology, the concept at the core of any CEA is fairly simple: to combine the net cost of a given intervention and its out...

Cost-Effectiveness Analysis