Decision modelling for health economic evaluation / Andrew Briggs, Karl Claxton, Mark Sculpher.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Briggs, Andrew H.

Contributor:

Claxton, Karl.

Sculpher, Mark J.

John Lammey Stewart Memorial Library Fund.

Series:

Handbooks in health economic evaluation series

Handbooks in health economic evaluation series.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Health Services Administration--economics.

Cost-Benefit Analysis.

Models, Econometric.

Health services administration--Decision making--Econometric models.

Health services administration.

Medical economics--Econometric models.

Medical economics.

Health services administration--Decision making.

Econometric models.

Medical Subjects:

Health Services Administration--economics.

Cost-Benefit Analysis.

Models, Econometric.

Physical Description:

x, 237 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.

Place of Publication:

Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2006.

Summary:

In financially constrained health systems across the world, increasing emphasis is being placed on the ability to demonstrate that health care interventions are not only effective, but also cost-effective. Decisions must be made on issues such as medical devices, diagnostic technologies, surgical procedures, and pharmaceuticals. Researchers are therefore required to incorporate all appropriate evidence into the analysis, compare all technologies with the alternative options, and to reflect uncertainty in evidence in the conclusions of the analysis. Decision-analytic modelling is commonly used as the framework for meeting these requirements.

This is a practical guide to the use of modelling techniques, starting with the basics of constructing different forms of model, the population of the model with input parameter estimates, analysis of the results, and progression to the holistic view of models as a tool to inform future research exercises. Key techniques and approaches are discussed, and a comprehensive set of example exercises take the reader through how to conduct decision-analytic modelling. These exercises are supported with templates and solutions made available via the book website (see www.oup.co.uk/isbn/0-19-852662-8).

Contents:

2 Key aspects of decision modelling for economic evaluation 15

3 Further developments in decision analytic models for economic evaluation 45

4 Making decision models probabilistic 77

5 Analysing and presenting simulation output from probabilistic models 121

6 Decision-making, uncertainty and the value of information 165

7 Efficient research design 201

8 Future challenges for cost-effectiveness modelling of health care interventions 225.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the John Lammey Stewart Memorial Library Fund.

ISBN:

0198526628

9780198526629

OCLC:

65467604

Publisher Number:

99951031322