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This is a unique, in-depth discussion of the uses and conduct of cost-effectiveness analyses (CEA) as decision-making aids in the health and medical fields. The product of over two years of deiberation by a multi-disciplinary Public Health Service appointed panel that included economists, ethicists, psychometricians, and clinicians, it explores cost-effectiveness in the context of societal decision-making for resource allocation purposes. It proposes that analysts include a "reference-case" analysis in all CEA's designed to inform resource allocation and puts forth the most expicit set of guidelines (together with their rationale) ever outlined of the conduct of CEAs. Important theoretical and practical issues encountered in measuring costs and effectiveness, valuing outcomes, discounting, and dealing with uncertainty are examined in separate chapters. These discussions are complemented by additional chapters on framing and reporting of CEAs that aim to clarify the purpose of the analysis and the effective communication of its findings. Primarily intended for analysts in medicine and public health who wish to improve practice and comparability of CEAs, this book will also be of interest to decision-makers in government, managed care, and industry who wish to consider the roles and limitations of CEA and become familiar with criteria for evaluating these studies.
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Cost-effectiveness analysis (CEA) is a method used to evaluate the outcomes and costs of interventions designed to improve health. Read the first page
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Too many cooks (even if they are good ones) spoil the broth
24 Feb 2006
Format:Hardcover
This book pulls together a lot of information, but in my opinion it is written and organized very very poorly. I have over 10 yrs of experience in in the healthcare industry and came across this book during a grad level course in CEA.
Long, boring, convoluted sentences fill the pages of this book. It took about 3 times more time and effort to get through a page in this book compared to a page in respected journals like JAMA, NEJM, BMJ etc.
If you have lots of time and are doing research in this field - go for it. Alternatively if you want to quickly determine what CEA is about, I would recommend reading Peter Muennig and Kamran Khan "Designing and Conducting Cost-Effectiveness Analyses in Medicine and Health Care".
Long, boring, convoluted sentences fill the pages of this book. It took about 3 times more time and effort to get through a page in this book compared to a page in respected journals like JAMA, NEJM, BMJ etc.
If you have lots of time and are doing research in this field - go for it. Alternatively if you want to quickly determine what CEA is about, I would recommend reading Peter Muennig and Kamran Khan "Designing and Conducting Cost-Effectiveness Analyses in Medicine and Health Care".
The "Gold" standard
15 Feb 2011
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this is a comprehensive book covering all aspects of cost effectiveness analysis..for someone without an economics background its a little difficult to grasp the concepts..but i would highly recommend it for anyone who is a beginner in this field
Boring
7 Feb 2010
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This book is completely boring to read. It drones on. BUT that being said, it is foundational to a lot of the current cost effective analysis today and is cited a bit. It helps to read Drummond's "Methods for the economic evaluation of health care programmes" (2005). This is a much better and more user friendly book with very similar material. It is THE book for the health economics student. I think I will appreciate Gold in a few years when I get further into the area. But right now, as a first year Master's student, its just too boring to force myself to go through, especially when its not required reading.
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