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Patient relevant endpoints in oncology : current issues in the context of early benefit assessment in Germany

Dabisch, Inna; Dethling, Jürgen; Dintsios, … - In: Health economics review 4 (2014) 2, pp. 1-8

, focusing on overall survival as the preferred endpoint in oncology. A taskforce of experienced German outcomes research … external stakeholders. Distinctive features of registration trials in oncology need to be considered when these studies form … clinical trial programs that were developed to be consistent with regulatory guidance, endpoints in oncology are thoroughly …

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Regional differences in health care of patients with inflammatory bowel disease in Germany

Lange, Ansgar; Prenzler, Anne; Bachmann, Frank Oliver; … - In: Health economics review 5 (2015) 29, pp. 1-11

Background: The regional availability of specialized physicians is an important aspect in healthcare of patients with IBD. The association between physician density and healthcare is not yet clear. Most studies did not consider district type, which reflects population density. Our research...

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Out-of-pocket healthcare expenditure in Australia : trends, inequalities and the impact on household living standards in a high-income country with a universal health care system

Callander, Emily J.; Fox, Haylee; Lindsay, Daniel - In: Health economics review 9 (2019) 10, pp. 1-8

Background: Poor health increases the likelihood of experiencing poverty by reducing a person’s ability to work and imparting costs associated with receiving medical treatment. Universal health care is a means of protecting against the impoverishing impact of high healthcare costs. This study...

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Cost-effectiveness analysis of case management for optimized antithrombotic treatment in German general practices compared to usual care : results from the PICANT trial

Ulrich-Müssig, Lisa-Rebekka; Petersen, Juliana; … - In: Health economics review 9 (2019) 4, pp. 1-10

Background: By performing case management, general practitioners and health care assistants can provide additional benefits to their chronically ill patients. However, the economic effects of such case management interventions often remain unclear although how to manage the burden of chronic...

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On the interdependence of ambulatory and hospital care in the German health system

Büyükdurmus, Tugba; Kopetsch, Thomas; Schmitz, Hendrik; … - In: Health economics review 7 (2017) 2, pp. 1-19

For some considerable time now the interface between ambulatory and hospital care has been mooted as a cause of inefficiencies in the German health system and there have been calls for a softening of the strict separation between the two sectors. This debate emphasizes the need for detailed...

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Is healthcare a "necessity" or "luxury"? : an empirical evidence from public and private sector analyses of South-East Asian countries?

Khan, Jahangir A. M.; Mahumud, Rashidul Alam - In: Health economics review 5 (2015) 3, pp. 1-9

South-East Asian Regional (SEAR) countries range from low- to middle-income countries and have considerable differences in mix of public and private sector expenditure on health. This study intends to estimate the income-elasticities of healthcare expenditure in public and private sectors...

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The Role of decision-analytic modelling in German health technology assessments

Kuhlmann, Alexander; Treskova, Marina; Braun, Sebastian; … - In: Health economics review 5 (2015) 7, pp. 1-7

Background: Decision-analytic modelling (DAM) has become a widespread method in health technology assessments (HTA), but the extent to which modelling is used differs among international HTA institutions. In Germany, the use of DAM is optional within HTAs of the German Institute of Medical...

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Forgone care and financial burden due to out-of-pocket payments within the German health care system

Bremer, Patrick - In: Health economics review 4 (2014) 36, pp. 1-9

Background: The amount of out-of-pocket (OOP) payments within the German health care system has risen steadily within the last years. OOP payments aim to strengthen patients' cost awareness and try to restrict the demand on medical necessary treatments. However, besides the intended decline of...

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Early health economic evaluation of the future potential of next generation artificial vision systems for treating blindness in Germany

Schwander, Bjoern - In: Health economics review 4 (2014) 27, pp. 1-10

The next generation of artificial vision devices (AVDs), which is currently developed in pre-clinical settings, has the potential to improve the vision of blind patients with retinitis pigmentosa (RP) in a manner that they will be categorized as visual impaired but no more as blind. This...

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Are health risk attitude and general risk attitude associated with healthcare utilization, costs and working ability? : results from the German KORA FF4 cohort study

Lutter, Johanna I.; Szentes, Boglárka Lilla; Wacker, … - In: Health economics review 9 (2019) 26, pp. 1-11

Background: Risk attitudes influence decisions made under uncertainty. This paper investigates the association of risk attitudes with the utilization of preventive and general healthcare services, work absence and resulting costs to explore their contribution to the heterogeneity in utilization....

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