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Management of Chest Indrawing Pneumonia in Children Under Five Years at the Outpatient Health Facilities in Nigeria: An Economic Evaluation
ConclusionsThe use of amoxicillin DT proves to be the optimal choice with high benefit and low cost. The opportunity cost of not adopting an approach more effective than amoxicillin DT will be offset by the cost saved. Its use in chest indrawing pneumonia management needs to be scaled up. (Source: Applied Health Economics and Health Policy)
Source: Applied Health Economics and Health Policy - December 23, 2020 Category: Health Management Source Type: research

Elections have Consequences: Partisan Politics may be Literally Killing Us
ConclusionsWe suggest two mechanisms —social disintegration and/or partisan theory—by which mortality rates are likely to increase for counties that voted for the losing presidential candidate. (Source: Applied Health Economics and Health Policy)
Source: Applied Health Economics and Health Policy - December 18, 2020 Category: Health Management Source Type: research

What is the Impact of the Analysis Method Used for Health State Utility Values on QALYs in Oncology? A Simulation Study Comparing Progression-Based and Time-to-Death Approaches
ConclusionsWe show that the use of an incorrectly or over-specified UAM can result in substantial bias in the estimation of utilities. We present a flowchart to highlight the issues that may be faced. (Source: Applied Health Economics and Health Policy)
Source: Applied Health Economics and Health Policy - December 14, 2020 Category: Health Management Source Type: research

Acknowledgement to Referees
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Source: Applied Health Economics and Health Policy - December 14, 2020 Category: Health Management Source Type: research

Correction to: Articles in Themed Issue: Health Financing in Sub-Saharan Africa
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Source: Applied Health Economics and Health Policy - November 30, 2020 Category: Health Management Source Type: research

Prescription Drug Monitoring Programs and Opioid Prescriptions for Disability Conditions
ConclusionPDMPs do not appear to affect prescribers ’ initial or ongoing use of opioids for individuals with longstanding physical disabilities and those with inflammatory conditions. Thus, these adults have greater exposure to opioids, compared to other adults who were prescribed opioids. (Source: Applied Health Economics and Health Policy)
Source: Applied Health Economics and Health Policy - November 30, 2020 Category: Health Management Source Type: research

Cost-Effectiveness Analysis of Oral Direct-Acting Antivirals for Chinese Patients with Chronic Hepatitis C
ConclusionsOverall, SOF/VEL and LDV/SOF regimens are more likely to be cost-effective among various subgroups of Chinese patients with CHC. (Source: Applied Health Economics and Health Policy)
Source: Applied Health Economics and Health Policy - November 19, 2020 Category: Health Management Source Type: research

Health Financing in Sub-Saharan Africa: From Analytical Frameworks to Empirical Evaluation
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Source: Applied Health Economics and Health Policy - November 4, 2020 Category: Health Management Source Type: research

Cost Effectiveness of Case Detection Strategies for the Early Detection of COPD
ConclusionsPrimary care-based case detection programs for COPD are likely to be cost effective if there is adherence to best-practice recommendations for treatment, which can alleviate symptoms in newly diagnosed patients. (Source: Applied Health Economics and Health Policy)
Source: Applied Health Economics and Health Policy - November 2, 2020 Category: Health Management Source Type: research

Correction to: Cost Effectiveness of Introducing Etonorgestrel Contraceptive Implant into India ’s Current Family Welfare Programme
The original article can be found online. (Source: Applied Health Economics and Health Policy)
Source: Applied Health Economics and Health Policy - October 27, 2020 Category: Health Management Source Type: research

The Cost-Effectiveness of Pulmonary Rehabilitation for COPD in Different Settings: A Systematic Review
ConclusionsPR conducted in different settings can potentially be cost-effective, as measured using QALY or the Chronic Respiratory Questionnaire (CRQ). (Source: Applied Health Economics and Health Policy)
Source: Applied Health Economics and Health Policy - October 20, 2020 Category: Health Management Source Type: research

Identifying Community Pharmacist Preferences For Prescribing Services in Primary Care in New Zealand: A Discrete Choice Experiment
ConclusionsPrescribing policy could incorporate these pharmacist preferences to help develop accessible and effective pharmacist prescribing services that not only improve access to medicines, but also address inequity of access to medicines in NZ. These DCE results are encouraging as they signal that the community pharmacists also see themselves and their pharmacies as part of the prescribing team in primary care in NZ. (Source: Applied Health Economics and Health Policy)
Source: Applied Health Economics and Health Policy - October 19, 2020 Category: Health Management Source Type: research

The Cost-Effectiveness of Kidney Replacement Therapy Modalities: A Systematic Review of Full Economic Evaluations
ConclusionsOur systematic review suggests that KT is the most cost-effective KRT modality, but there is no firm conclusion about the cost-effectiveness of HD and PD. Further economic evaluations can be conducted from a societal perspective and detail the evidence for subsets of patients with different characteristics. (Source: Applied Health Economics and Health Policy)
Source: Applied Health Economics and Health Policy - October 13, 2020 Category: Health Management Source Type: research

Impact of Guidelines on the Diffusion of Medical Technology: A Case Study of Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy in the UK
ConclusionThe factors associated with a lack of awareness (as a proxy for technology diffusion) in our case study were: a lack of strong clinical evidence that resulted in the moderate strength of a recommendation, a lack of recognition of any externally published recommendation by NICE, and the frequent release of guidelines with minor changes targeting small patient groups. At least in our case, in the absence of NICE guidelines, the US guidelines received more attention than their non-UK European counterparts, even if the former were released after the latter. (Source: Applied Health Economics and Health Policy)
Source: Applied Health Economics and Health Policy - September 23, 2020 Category: Health Management Source Type: research

Budget Impact of Microbial Cell-Free DNA Testing Using the Karius ® Test as an Alternative to Invasive Procedures in Immunocompromised Patients with Suspected Invasive Fungal Infections
ConclusionsThe Karius Test may offer a valuable and timely option for the diagnosis of invasive fungal infection through its non-invasive approach and subsequent cost savings. (Source: Applied Health Economics and Health Policy)
Source: Applied Health Economics and Health Policy - September 16, 2020 Category: Health Management Source Type: research