Handbook of Applied Health Economics in Vaccines / edited by David Bishai, Logan Brenzel, and William Padula.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Bishai, David, editor.

Brenzel, Logan E., editor.

Padula, William V., editor.

Series:

Handbooks in health economic evaluation series.

Handbooks in Health Economic Evaluation Series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Medical economics.

Vaccines.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (449 pages)

Place of Publication:

Oxford, England : Oxford University Press, [2023]

Summary:

This book summarizes current theory and evidence relating to immunization supply, demand, distribution, and financing. It provides readers with an understanding of the obstacles faced in the field, and the possible approaches to corresponding solutions.

Contents:

Cover

Series

Handbook of Applied Health Economics in Vaccines

Copyright

Contents

Introduction to the handbook

Acknowledgments

List of abbreviations

Contributors

1 Principles of vaccine economics

1.0 Section introduction: principles of vaccine economics

1.1 Introduction to global vaccine systems

1.2 Relevance of health economics to vaccines

1.3 Cost of finding and making vaccines: implications for immunization programs

1.4 Vaccination as investment in human capital

1.5 Economics of vaccine delivery

2 Estimating the cost of immunization services

2.0 Section introduction: estimating the cost of immunization services

2.1 Why costing studies are needed

2.2 Defining immunization costs

2.3 Designing a primary costing study or analysis

2.4 Data analysis

2.5 Costing new vaccine introduction

3 Economic evaluation of vaccines and vaccine programs

3.0 Section introduction: economic evaluation of vaccines and vaccine programs

3.1 Overview of decision analysis and cost-​effectiveness

3.2 Defining the scope and study design of cost-​effectiveness analysis

3.3 Parameter estimation

3.4 Measuring and valuing health outcomes

3.5 Reporting and interpreting results of economic evaluation

3.6 Budget impact analysis and return on investment

3.7 Introduction to decision tree modeling

4 Advanced methods in economic evaluation

4.0 Section introduction: advanced methods in economic evaluation

4.1 Introduction to Markov modeling

4.2 Static and dynamic modeling

4.3 Probabilistic sensitivity analysis and value of information analysis

4.4 Economic evaluation reference case with Markov model

5 Financing and resource tracking of vaccination programs

5.0 Section introduction: financing and resource tracking of vaccination programs.

5.1 Introduction to immunization financing and expenditure

5.2 Financing of immunization programs

5.3 Donor architecture for immunization financing

Appendix 1. Exercise: a case study on estimating the total and unit routine immunization costs from the facility to the national level

Appendix 2. Exercise: estimating new vaccine introduction costs

Appendix 3. Immunization activities and line item costs

Appendix 4. Markov decision processes

Appendix 5. Derivation of the annual expected costs associated with the Infected state

Appendix 6. Making models probabilistic and estimating the value of information

Appendix 7. Decision model

Index.

Notes:

Description based on print version record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9780192649409

019264940X

9780192649393

0192649396

9780191918544

0191918547