Valuing Health in Practice
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‘…highlights the various methods of making choices in the healthcare setting. One of the main measures i.e. the quality adjusted life year (QALY) is discussed in detail. The valuation of health in the European context is also reviewed. This book will be of interest to anyone involved in the area of health outcomes whether in the clinical or academic setting. It is a very interesting read.’ – Dr Michael Barry, National Centre for Pharmacoeconomics, Dublin, Ireland
‘… a clear, topical and useful account of the use of economics in priority setting in the NHS. His book offers a nice guide to the uninitiated and set out clearly the challenges both in developing this approach and then using its results to change clinical behaviour.’ – Professor Alan Maynard, Department of Health Sciences, University of York, UK
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This title was first published in 2002. Most of those working in health services are aware of scarcity and the need for choice, and many also know that health sector choices in the future may be made on a "cost per quality-adjusted-life-year" (QALY) basis. Les mer
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Detaljer
- Forlag
- Routledge
- Innbinding
- Paperback
- Språk
- Engelsk
- Sider
- 144
- ISBN
- 9781138721708
- Utgivelsesår
- 2021
- Format
- 22 x 15 cm
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«
‘…highlights the various methods of making choices in the healthcare setting. One of the main measures i.e. the quality adjusted life year (QALY) is discussed in detail. The valuation of health in the European context is also reviewed. This book will be of interest to anyone involved in the area of health outcomes whether in the clinical or academic setting. It is a very interesting read.’ – Dr Michael Barry, National Centre for Pharmacoeconomics, Dublin, Ireland
‘… a clear, topical and useful account of the use of economics in priority setting in the NHS. His book offers a nice guide to the uninitiated and set out clearly the challenges both in developing this approach and then using its results to change clinical behaviour.’ – Professor Alan Maynard, Department of Health Sciences, University of York, UK
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