The Factors Associated With Direct Medical Costs in Gastric Cancer Patients: Quantile Regression Approach Compared With Gamma Regression
ConclusionsExamining the cost of a common illness, such as gastric cancer, is an important economic tool for policy makers and decision makers. It provides evidence-based decision making about resource allocation that they can use for future planning and cost control. (Source: Value in Health Regional Issues)
Source: Value in Health Regional Issues - November 28, 2019 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: research
Comparative Analysis of Prescription Drug Prices in South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation Countries
ConclusionPrices of selected drugs varied markedly in SAARC countries. After adjusting for GDP, drug prices became more polarized across countries, with Nepal featuring the highest prices. In determining drug prices, the country’s GDP and the population’s purchasing power need to be taken into account. (Source: Value in Health Regional Issues)
Source: Value in Health Regional Issues - November 6, 2019 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: research
Population Aging, Technological Innovation, and the Growth of Health Expenditure: Evidence From Patients With Type 2 Diabetes in Taiwan
ConclusionsPopulation aging plays a more significant role than technological innovation in driving up health expenditures for the treatment of diabetic patients. This suggests that population aging may contribute significantly to the future growth of the healthcare sector in Asian countries such as Taiwan. (Source: Value in Health Regional Issues)
Source: Value in Health Regional Issues - November 6, 2019 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: research
Inappropriate Rate of Admission and Hospitalization in the Iranian Hospitals: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
ConclusionsAdoption standard measures of admission and hospitalization, treating patients in appropriate care centers, and establishing a referral system is essential to reduce the inappropriate admission and hospitalization in Iranian hospitals. Such interventions can lead to a reduction in personnel costs and workload and ultimately increase the productivity of the hospital. (Source: Value in Health Regional Issues)
Source: Value in Health Regional Issues - November 6, 2019 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: research
Assessing the Low Influenza Vaccination Coverage Rate Among Healthcare Personnel in India: A Review of Obstacles, Beliefs, and Strategies
ConclusionsVarious barriers are responsible for the low influenza vaccination coverage among Indian healthcare personnel. Many interventions are being practiced, but they need to be multidimensional keeping in mind that healthcare personnel value their autonomy in making decisions about vaccinations. (Source: Value in Health Regional Issues)
Source: Value in Health Regional Issues - November 5, 2019 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: research
From Evidence to Policy: Economic Evaluations of Healthcare in Malaysia - A Systematic Review
ConclusionThis review identifies information gaps and loopholes in health economics research in Malaysia. Additionally, this study provides the information that the majority of published interventions in Malaysia fell within the cost-effectiveness threshold of 1 GDP per capita per quality-adjusted life-years or disability-adjusted life-years gained. (Source: Value in Health Regional Issues)
Source: Value in Health Regional Issues - November 5, 2019 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: research
Valuing Health State: An EQ-5D-5L Value Set for Ethiopians
ConclusionsThis is the first EQ-5D-5L valuation study in Africa using international valuation methods (c-TTO and DCE) and also the first using the EQ-PVT protocol to derive a value set. We expect that the availability of this value set will facilitate health technology assessment and health-related quality-of-life research and inform policy decision making in Ethiopia. (Source: Value in Health Regional Issues)
Source: Value in Health Regional Issues - November 2, 2019 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: research
The Cost-Effectiveness of Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm Screening in Estonia
ConclusionPopulation-based AAA screening of elderly men is likely to be a cost-effective measure in reducing the AAA-related disease burden. Given the increase in the overall costs, the actual policy decisions regarding implementing an AAA screening program in Estonia are likely to be influenced by availability of resources as well. (Source: Value in Health Regional Issues)
Source: Value in Health Regional Issues - October 31, 2019 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: research
Cost-Effectiveness of Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation Using a Balloon-Expandable Valve in Japan: Experience From the Japanese Pilot Health Technology Assessment
ConclusionsTF-TAVI was cost-effective when compared with SAVR for HR patients and when compared with SOC for inoperable patients, using a threshold of ¥5 million/QALY. (Source: Value in Health Regional Issues)
Source: Value in Health Regional Issues - October 26, 2019 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: research
Complicated Issues of Medical Examination: A Case Study of the Irkutsk Region
ConclusionEvery section of the N 131 report showed significant inconsistencies among the summary survey results for both the Irkutsk Region and Russia. This could result in a misunderstanding of disease prevalence and, consequently, in improper decision making. At this point, approaches to statistical analysis of health surveys must be reconsidered on a national scale. (Source: Value in Health Regional Issues)
Source: Value in Health Regional Issues - October 26, 2019 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: research
Tackling the 3 Big Challenges Confronting Health Technology Assessment Development in Asia: A Commentary
Publication date: May 2020Source: Value in Health Regional Issues, Volume 21Author(s): Yot Teerawattananon, Yik Ying Teo, Saudamini Dabak, Waranya Rattanavipapong, Wanrudee Isaranuwatchai, Hwee-Lin Wee, Nan Luo, Alec MortonAbstractThere has been continuous development in the field of health technology assessment (HTA) owing to the added value of HTA in supporting healthcare reimbursement decisions. Collaboration and engagement among countries in Asia has been carried out to share experiences and learning on the barriers and factors facilitating the implementation and use of HTA in policy making. A symposium on the topic of...
Source: Value in Health Regional Issues - October 23, 2019 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: research
Use of Reimbursed Psychology Videoconference Services in Australia After Their Introduction: An Investigation Using Administrative Data
ConclusionsVideoconference mental health services were used in the first year that they were available, although they only accounted for a small percentage of all mental health consultations provided by allied health professionals. This finding lays the foundation for future work which could examine the effectiveness of the scheme in reducing inequity and investigating the economic benefits of the expanded initiative to the government and society. (Source: Value in Health Regional Issues)
Source: Value in Health Regional Issues - October 23, 2019 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: research
Estimation of Quality-Adjusted Life Expectancy of Oral Cancer Patients: Integration of Lifetime Survival With Repeated Quality-of-Life Measurements
ConclusionsThe methods for estimating QALE and loss of QALE can be applied to economic evaluation of cancer control, including screening. (Source: Value in Health Regional Issues)
Source: Value in Health Regional Issues - October 23, 2019 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: research
Epidemiología, consumo de recursos y costos del manejo médico de la Hepatitis C en Argentina, Colombia, Uruguay y Venezuela
ConclusionHepatitis C presents a high burden of disease in the countries under study, and its management imposes significant costs on health systems.ResumenObjetivoLa infección crónica por el virus de la hepatitis C (VHC) es una de las principales causas de cirrosis y carcinoma hepatocelular (CHC) en el mundo. El objetivo fue describir la epidemiología, el consumo de recursos y los costos relevantes en el manejo de la hepatitis C en cuatro países latinoamericanos: Argentina, Colombia, Uruguay y Venezuela.Diseño del estudioRevisión bibliográfica, estudio de costos y opinión de expertos.MétodosSe realizó una búsqu...
Source: Value in Health Regional Issues - October 22, 2019 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: research
Survey on Willingness to Pay for Life-Saving Treatment, Functional Recovery, and Cosmesis in a Neuroscience Outpatient Clinic Setting in Singapore
ConclusionThis is the first study to provide data on how different health domains are valued by neuroscience patients and caregivers in our population. Respondents valued treatment that restored or improved their physical appearances the most. These findings could contribute to future policies on the improvement of neuroscience care. (Source: Value in Health Regional Issues)
Source: Value in Health Regional Issues - October 22, 2019 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: research
