of alternative resource allocation approaches that can be applied to public health systems. These include: 1. approaches …. economic approaches that identify the most efficient allocation of resources with the view of maximising health benefits or … that whatever shape tomorrow's health service takes, the requirement to make equitable and efficient use of finite …

In the last 20 years, expenditures on pharmaceuticals - as well as total health expenditures - have grown faster than … multidimensional and must take into account issues relating to public health, public expenditure and industrial incentives. Both price …

The National Institute for Clinical Excellence (NICE) responds to requests by the Department of Health for guidance on … the use of selected new and established technologies in the National Health Service (NHS) in England and Wales. This paper … asks whether the NICE methodological guidelines help NHS decision makers meet the objectives of maximum health improvements …

mortality associated with under-use 2. increased demand for related medical resources when the health state following an AMI is …

. The effect of the vintage of prescription drugs (and other variables) on the life expectancy and age-adjusted mortality … replacement of older drugs by newer drugs. The effect of the vintage of chemotherapy treatments on age-adjusted cancer mortality … mortality rates, and may have accounted for as much as half of the decline. …

Skin cancer is the most common form of cancer in the US, and an important public health concern both in the US and … systematically review the published literature on the YPLL and the value of productivity loss from morbidity and premature mortality … results on YPLL, eight on mortality costs and five on morbidity costs. Some studies reported results in more than one category …

setting: The perspective of the economic analysis was that of the German health insurance fund. Life-years gained were …

mortality is equally significant and has been conservatively estimated at $US30 billion dollars annually, and could exceed $US … mortality has become an increasingly important requirement for reducing healthcare expenditures. This article will review …

lowered rates of total mortality and rehospitalisation due to heart failure. Design and Setting: The cost …-effectiveness analysis was conducted from the perspective of the Statutory Health Insurance (SHI) provider in Germany. A modelling approach …