International Experience in Therapeutic Value and Value-Based Pricing: A Rapid Review of the Literature
Publication date: December 2020Source: Value in Health Regional Issues, Volume 23Author(s): Laura Prieto-Pinto, Nathaly Garzón-Orjuela, Pieralessandro Lasalvia, Camilo Castañeda-Cardona, Diego Rosselli (Source: Value in Health Regional Issues)
Source: Value in Health Regional Issues - July 18, 2020 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: research
Prioritization of Medicine Importation by the Private Sector in Sudan: Evidence from a Data Analysis, 2012-2015
Publication date: September 2020Source: Value in Health Regional Issues, Volume 22Author(s): Salah I. Kheder, Mousnad Mohamed Awad, Khalid Hamid (Source: Value in Health Regional Issues)
Source: Value in Health Regional Issues - July 10, 2020 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: research
COVID-19 in five neighbouring limited resources countries: A financial and health threats
Publication date: Available online 30 June 2020Source: Value in Health Regional IssuesAuthor(s): Yaseen Hussain, Khayal Muhammad, Muhammad Farooq Umar, Abdullah Omerkhail, Zakir Khan (Source: Value in Health Regional Issues)
Source: Value in Health Regional Issues - June 30, 2020 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: research
The Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Pandemic in Africa: What Can We Expect?
Publication date: Available online 7 June 2020Source: Value in Health Regional IssuesAuthor(s): Omar Maoujoud, Samir Ahid (Source: Value in Health Regional Issues)
Source: Value in Health Regional Issues - June 29, 2020 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: research
The COVID-19 pandemic in Africa: What can we expect?
Publication date: Available online 7 June 2020Source: Value in Health Regional IssuesAuthor(s): Omar Maoujoud, Samir Ahid (Source: Value in Health Regional Issues)
Source: Value in Health Regional Issues - June 8, 2020 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: research
Adaptation and Validation of the Health Belief Model Scale for Breast Self-Examination in Mexican Women
Publication date: December 2020Source: Value in Health Regional Issues, Volume 23Author(s): Dehisy Marisol Juárez-García, Manuel de Jesús García-Solís, Arnoldo Téllez (Source: Value in Health Regional Issues)
Source: Value in Health Regional Issues - June 1, 2020 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: research
Cost-Minimization Analysis of Ranibizumab Versus Aflibercept for Treating Saudi Patients With Visual Impairment Owing to Age-Related Macular Degeneration or Diabetic Macular Edema
Publication date: September 2020Source: Value in Health Regional Issues, Volume 22Author(s): Faris El-Dahiyat, Islam Eljilany (Source: Value in Health Regional Issues)
Source: Value in Health Regional Issues - April 1, 2020 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: research
What Do Doctors Think About Value-Based Healthcare? A Survey of Practicing Physicians in a Private Healthcare Provider in Brazil
Publication date: December 2020Source: Value in Health Regional Issues, Volume 23Author(s): Marcia Makdisse, Pedro Ramos, Daniel Malheiro, Marcelo Felix, Adriana Cypriano, Juliana Soares, Andrea Carneiro, Miguel Cendoroglo Neto, Sidney Klajner (Source: Value in Health Regional Issues)
Source: Value in Health Regional Issues - March 20, 2020 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: research
Satisfaction With Healthcare Services Among Patients With Diabetes, Hypertension, and/or Dyslipidemia in Mexico: A Cross-Sectional Study
ConclusionThere are several elements of organization, structure, and delivery of healthcare that are associated with patient satisfaction, although our findings need to be confirmed using longitudinal designs. Governments could use these findings to strengthen actions for improving patient satisfaction. (Source: Value in Health Regional Issues)
Source: Value in Health Regional Issues - February 14, 2020 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: research
Evaluation of Psychometric Quality of EQ-5D-5L Scale for Assessing Health-Related Quality of Life of Malaria Patients
ConclusionThe EQ-5D-5L scale performed well in uncomplicated malaria, hence, it is recommended for use in the assessment of health-related quality of life in this patient population. (Source: Value in Health Regional Issues)
Source: Value in Health Regional Issues - January 31, 2020 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: research
Cost-Effectiveness of Natalizumab Compared With Fingolimod for Relapsing-Remitting Multiple Sclerosis Treatment in Colombia
ConclusionsThis study showed that natalizumab dominated fingolimod with lower costs and higher QALYs in patients with high-activity RRMS. These results are consistent with previous published international literature. (Source: Value in Health Regional Issues)
Source: Value in Health Regional Issues - January 28, 2020 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: research
Implementing Health Technology Assessments in Latin America: Looking at the Past, Mirroring the Future. A Perspective from the ISPOR Health Technology Assessment Roundtable in Latin America
ConclusionsFormerly, HTA processes and methods played important although mostly isolated roles (with drug licensing or reimbursement being examples of this). Nowadays, with more and more innovative technologies and the establishment of value frameworks to support the priority setting in healthcare, HTA features a promising panorama for the health systems sustainability. (Source: Value in Health Regional Issues)
Source: Value in Health Regional Issues - January 28, 2020 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: research
Is There Something Else Beyond Cost-Effectiveness Analysis for Public Health Decision Making?
Publication date: December 2020Source: Value in Health Regional Issues, Volume 23Author(s): Carlos Castañeda-Orjuela, Mario García-Molina, Fernando De la Hoz-RestrepoAbstractHealthcare costs are a concern for the sustainability of health systems in both rich and poor countries. Achieving a balance between the aspirations of payers and the manufacturers of new technologies is a challenge for democratic societies. Evidence about the efficacy and effectiveness of a new intervention is a fundamental aspect for its inclusion, but additional information about organization, implementation, and feasibility is required. Economic ...
Source: Value in Health Regional Issues - December 25, 2019 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: research
Association of Socioeconomic Status With Childhood Anemia Among Infant, Toddler, and Preschool Children in Bangladesh
ConclusionUrgent preventive measures are needed to control the impending childhood anemia among infants and preschool children, especially in the low and medium SES households (ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT03126253). (Source: Value in Health Regional Issues)
Source: Value in Health Regional Issues - December 5, 2019 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: research
A Systematic Review of Equity in Healthcare Financing in Low- and Middle-Income Countries
ConclusionsResults revealed that several factors can affect a country’s failure to establish equity in financing the health system. These factors include an increase in direct payments by people to reduce the government’s share, failure to cover insurance for the entire population (and especially the poor), and problems in identifying people from low-income groups and setting rules for exempting them from taxes. (Source: Value in Health Regional Issues)
Source: Value in Health Regional Issues - November 29, 2019 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: research
