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How do family doctors respond to reduced waiting times for cancer diagnosis in secondary care?
AbstractReducing waiting times is a priority in public health systems. Efforts of healthcare providers to shorten waiting times could be negated if they simultaneously induce substantial increases in demand. However, separating out the effects of changes in supply and demand on waiting times requires an exogenous change in one element. We examine the impact of a pilot programme in some English hospitals to shorten waiting times for urgent diagnosis of suspected cancer on family doctors ’ referrals. We examine referrals from 6,666 family doctor partnerships to 145 hospitals between 1st April 2012 and 31st March 2019. Five...
Source: The European Journal of Health Economics - October 3, 2023 Category: Health Management Source Type: research

The EORTC QLU-C10D: the Hong Kong valuation study
ConclusionsThis study established HK utility weights for the QLU-C10D, which can facilitate cost-utility analyses across cancer-related health programmes and technologies. (Source: The European Journal of Health Economics)
Source: The European Journal of Health Economics - September 28, 2023 Category: Health Management Source Type: research

Obtaining preference scores for an abbreviated self-completion version of the Teen-Addiction Severity Index (ASC T-ASI) to value therapy outcomes of systemic family interventions: a discrete choice experiment
ConclusionsThe tariffs enable preference-based assessments of the broad effects of systemic family interventions for adolescents with problems of substance use and/or delinquency. The outcome reflects addiction-related rather than health-related utility and can be used next to generic HRQOL instruments in relevant economic evaluations. Given the source used for the preferences, interpretations and valuation of scores require attention. (Source: The European Journal of Health Economics)
Source: The European Journal of Health Economics - September 27, 2023 Category: Health Management Source Type: research

A systematic review of the cost-effectiveness of interventions to increase cervical cancer screening among underserved women in Europe
ConclusionThis systematic review has revealed a gap in the literature on the cost-effectiveness of interventions to improve uptake rates of cervical cancer screening through tailored provision for specific groups of underserved women. (Source: The European Journal of Health Economics)
Source: The European Journal of Health Economics - September 20, 2023 Category: Health Management Source Type: research

Assessing the relation between financial performance and long-term bank loan interest rates for healthcare providers in the Netherlands: a panel data analysis
AbstractThe Dutch health system is financed predominantly by commercial bank loans, especially after the market-oriented reform in 2006, when government investment guarantees were abandoned. Commercial capital markets were envisaged to improve efficient capital allocation and management. We analyzed the effects of commercial bank loans on interest rates, investments and allocative efficiency in the Dutch healthcare sector. We aimed to explain variation in interest rates by financial performance of healthcare providers, hypothesizing that the reform reduced interest rates for financially well-performing providers. Using fin...
Source: The European Journal of Health Economics - September 13, 2023 Category: Health Management Source Type: research

Modeling European health systems: a theoretical exercise
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Source: The European Journal of Health Economics - September 4, 2023 Category: Health Management Source Type: research

Estimating surgery, radiotherapy and systemic anti-cancer therapy treatment costs for cancer patients by stage at diagnosis
ConclusionsThis analysis estimates initial treatment costs by stage based on observed data. Future research can build on this to provide more comprehensive costings associated with cancer; this is important for future planning of cancer services. (Source: The European Journal of Health Economics)
Source: The European Journal of Health Economics - September 1, 2023 Category: Health Management Source Type: research

Estimating the monetary value of a Quality-Adjusted Life-Year in Quebec
ConclusionThis paper provides useful information for decision-makers on the monetary value of a QALY in Quebec. (Source: The European Journal of Health Economics)
Source: The European Journal of Health Economics - September 1, 2023 Category: Health Management Source Type: research