from Health Economics Review at http://bit.ly/2js7SwZ on January 31, 2017 at 01:28PM The Quality and Outcomes Framework (QOF) is a Pay-for-Performance scheme introduced in England in 2004 to reward primary care providers. This incentive scheme provides financial incentives that reward the over…
from Google Alert at http://bit.ly/2jrWQaJ on January 31, 2017 at 12:59PM Health economics. Special collections /; BMJ Open /; Health economics · Cost-effectiveness research in cancer therapy: a systematic review of …
from Google Alert at http://bit.ly/2jrWQaJ on January 31, 2017 at 12:59PM Health economics. Special collections /; BMJ Open /; Health economics · Cost-effectiveness research in cancer therapy: a systematic review of …
from Google Alert at http://bit.ly/2kdFRWR on January 31, 2017 at 12:59PM University of Pennsylvania Leonard Davis Institute of Health Economics surveyed 426 primary care physicians after the election. Here’s what they …
from THCB at http://bit.ly/2jrSQaA on January 31, 2017 at 12:45PM BY UWE REINHARDT Everyone knows (or should know) that forcing a commercial health insurer to write for an individual a health insurance policy at a premium that falls short of the insurer’s best ex ante estimate of the cost of health care that individual will […]
from Health and Quality of Life Outcomes at http://bit.ly/2jRkXOF on January 31, 2017 at 10:33AM Health utilities are preference-based measures for health states which are typically used in economic analyses to estimate quality-adjusted life years. Our aim is to report the standard SF-6D health utility sc…
from Health and Quality of Life Outcomes at http://bit.ly/2jRIZqG on January 31, 2017 at 10:33AM Threatened premature labor (TPL) is a severe obstetric complication which affects the mental and physical health of both the mother and fetus. Family resilience may have protective role against psychological d…
from Health and Quality of Life Outcomes at http://bit.ly/2jRimUW on January 31, 2017 at 10:33AM The Health Education Impact Questionnaire (heiQ) evaluates the effectiveness of health education and self-management programs provided to people dealing with a wide range of conditions. Aim of this study was t…
from Health and Quality of Life Outcomes at http://bit.ly/2jRIVXY on January 31, 2017 at 10:33AM Optimal diabetes care requires a specific set of self-management behaviours. The purpose of this study was to present the development and initial psychometric evaluation of a new tool to measure three key aspe…
from Health and Quality of Life Outcomes at http://bit.ly/2jRoNaD on January 31, 2017 at 10:33AM Patient-centered approaches offer an alternative method in evaluating treatment outcomes. This study investigated; 1) if patient’s criteria for success (satisfaction of clinical outcomes) changes from pre to p…
from Google Alert at http://bit.ly/2jreMCm on January 31, 2017 at 09:55AM This webpage currently exists only for the purposes of the peer review of the HTA monograph for the Arthroplasty Candidacy Help Engine (the ACHE …
from The European Journal of Health Economics at http://bit.ly/2jQJvYj on January 31, 2017 at 07:33AM Abstract Previous literature on a variety of countries has documented a “healthy immigrant effect” (HIE). Accordingly, immigrants arriving in the host country are, on average, healthier than comparable natives. However, their health status dissipates with additional years in the country. […]
from Google Alert at http://bit.ly/2kNMimA on January 31, 2017 at 07:15AM This is according to Dr Frank Chaloupka, an internationally recognised health economist and distinguished professor of economics director at UIC …
from Google Alert at http://bit.ly/2kQ7V1I on January 31, 2017 at 07:15AM Commissioners will vet the deal thoroughly for its impact on spending, access to care, and quality of care, said Stuart Altman, a health economist who …
from The Incidental Economist at http://bit.ly/2kNNkiw on January 31, 2017 at 06:59AM Heart disease continues to be the number one killer in the United States. Because of that, billions of dollars are spent every year on medications that reduce your risk of disease and death. Compounding this problem, many of the risk factors for heart […]
from Google Alert at http://bit.ly/2jQYoHG on January 31, 2017 at 06:54AM The Centre for Health Economics, through Prof Andrea Manca, is participating as partner in the EU Horizon 2020 funded project, Healthcare Alliance …
from Google Alert at http://bit.ly/2jQhmR4 on January 31, 2017 at 06:54AM Supplement: Assessment of Medical Devices: Challenges and Solutions, Results from the EU MedtecHTA Project. Guest Editors: Rosanna Tarricone, …
from OHE News at http://bit.ly/2jq1N40 on January 31, 2017 at 05:16AM Alastair Fischer appointed as Senior Visiting Fellow at OHE Monday, 30 January 2017 Alastair Fischer has recently been awarded an honorary position as Senior Visiting Fellow at OHE. Read more »
from Market Design at http://bit.ly/2jQOhSY on January 31, 2017 at 05:15AM That was fast. After the Cub Scouts recently expelled a transgender boy, the NY Times reports Boy Scouts, Reversing Century-Old Stance, Will Allow Transgender Boys "Reversing its stance of more than a century, the Boy Scouts of America said on Monday that the group would begin accepting […]
from feed/http://bit.ly/1sYYZLQ at http://bit.ly/2jq1N40 on January 31, 2017 at 05:12AM Alastair Fischer appointed as Senior Visiting Fellow at OHE Monday, 30 January 2017 Alastair Fischer has recently been awarded an honorary position as Senior Visiting Fellow at OHE. Read more »
from The Incidental Economist at http://bit.ly/2kKVSnc on January 31, 2017 at 05:00AM The following is a guest post by Keith Humphreys, a Professor of Psychiatry at Stanford University and Former White House Policy Advisor. Increasing government spending improves educational outcomes and doesn’t enhance them at all. Augmenting incarceration rates reduces crime and increases it. Raising […]
from News at http://bit.ly/2jq1N40 on January 31, 2017 at 03:58AM Alastair Fischer appointed as Senior Visiting Fellow at OHE Monday, 30 January 2017 Alastair Fischer has recently been awarded an honorary position as Senior Visiting Fellow at OHE. Read more »
from Centre for Health Economics – Latest news at http://bit.ly/2jyeqVR on January 31, 2017 at 03:32AM Patients struggling with blood disorders may look forward to more rapid and efficient treatment from the outcomes of the HARMONY project, an initiative that aims to create a roadmap for better access and care for patients with various blood […]
from Centre for Health Economics – Latest news at http://bit.ly/2jyeqVR on January 31, 2017 at 03:32AM Patients struggling with blood disorders may look forward to more rapid and efficient treatment from the outcomes of the HARMONY project, an initiative that aims to create a roadmap for better access and care for patients with various blood […]
from Google Alert at http://bit.ly/2jpDvXT on January 31, 2017 at 01:15AM Health economist backs sugar tax proposal. ‘Keep in mind that it really has the biggest effect in the most vulnerable populations.’ Joseph Booysen
from THCB at http://bit.ly/2jPgjhK on January 30, 2017 at 04:32PM By PAUL KECKLEY Public understanding about how our health system operates is woefully low: surveys show only one in five adults has functional knowledge about how to choose a physician, hospital or insurance plan, or compare treatment options. The lexicon we use in our industry […]
from Healthcare Economist at http://bit.ly/2jwFFjx on January 30, 2017 at 03:01PM According to a January 2017 report from the Congressional Budget Office (CBO), spending on entitlement programs for the elderly is the primary factor driving increased budget deficets over the next 10 years. The CBO states: Outlays rise faster than revenues—by about 5 percent a […]
from The Incidental Economist at http://bit.ly/2kLGQAC on January 30, 2017 at 02:06PM My middle son became a Bar Mitzvah this last weekend, so I’m in major catch-up mode. Sorry! I forgot to post when this appeared, so I’m making up for it now. Not long ago, an interesting study appeared that shows that as employer-sponsored insurance […]
from Google Alert at http://bit.ly/2kkDBiX on January 30, 2017 at 12:51PM Penn’s Leonard Davis Institute for Health Economics has been studying ACA data since the subsidized marketplace opened in 2014, with a special …
from Journal of Health Economics at http://bit.ly/2kHIX5p on January 30, 2017 at 12:33PM Publication date: Source:Journal of Health Economics Author(s): Anders Holm, Jan Høgelund, Mette Gørtz, Kristin Storck Rasmussen, Helle Sofie Bøje Houlberg
from Applied Health Economics and Health Policy at http://bit.ly/2kL3fye on January 30, 2017 at 11:21AM Abstract Between 2000 and 2013, spending on medicines in Korea increased by 275.3%. In order to curb this trend, several pricing policies and measures were introduced. This study reviews these policies and their implications based on pricing regulations as well […]
from Health Economics Group at http://bit.ly/2kLfYkv on January 30, 2017 at 11:08AM by Diarmuid Coughlan It’s a new dawn, it’s a new day in America. The Trump administration is now in power. From the get-go, the new President has been busy signing executive orders on his campaign pledges which included repealing the Affordable Care Act […]
from Quality of Life Research at http://bit.ly/2kjTfuI on January 30, 2017 at 10:18AM Abstract Purpose Efficient management of fibromyalgia (FM) requires precise measurement of FM-specific symptoms. Our objective was to assess the measurement properties of the Patient-Reported Outcome Measurement Information System (PROMIS) fatigue item bank (FIB) in people with FM. Methods We applied classical psychometric […]
from THCB at http://bit.ly/2jmPgy6 on January 30, 2017 at 08:31AM By STEVEN FINDLAY “We’re telling those people that we’re not going to pull the rug out from under them, and if we do this too fast, we are in fact going to pull the rug out from under them.” – Rep. Tom MacArthur (R-N.J) “The […]
from CCHE General Updates Archive Feed at http://bit.ly/2jmEDeF on January 30, 2017 at 07:31AM Canadian Centre for Health Economics View this email in your browser Dear All, As part of the Canadian Centre for Health Economics (CCHE) Friday Health Economics Series, we welcome Kaveh Katebian this Friday February 3rd, 10am – 12pm in HS100 (Health […]
from Brookings: Topics – Health at http://brook.gs/2kj5eIZ on January 30, 2017 at 06:32AM When two patients with similar characteristics are admitted to the same hospital for the same health condition, but one has Medicare Fee-for-Service (FFS) coverage (where services are paid for à la carte) and the other is in a Medicare Advantage (MA) plan […]
from Brookings: Topics – Health at http://brook.gs/2kj5eIZ on January 30, 2017 at 06:30AM When two patients with similar characteristics are admitted to the same hospital for the same health condition, but one has Medicare Fee-for-Service (FFS) coverage (where services are paid for à la carte) and the other is in a Medicare Advantage (MA) plan […]
from The Incidental Economist at http://bit.ly/2jKdMIj on January 30, 2017 at 06:01AM It’s not all falling apart. Austin and Nick are on it: @aaronecarroll
from PharmacoEconomics – Open at http://bit.ly/2jK8UTy on January 30, 2017 at 05:42AM Abstract Background Bronchoscopic procedures are common in the clinical setting, with estimates indicating 500,000 are undertaken per year in the USA alone. These procedures are generally regarded as safe. Unfortunately, a risk of cross-contamination between patients, with possible subsequent infection, is associated with […]
from PharmacoEconomics – Open at http://bit.ly/2jNfrdM on January 30, 2017 at 05:42AM Abstract Purpose Our objective was to estimate the economic outcomes of using mirabegron versus antimuscarinics in the treatment of patients with overactive bladder (OAB) from a societal perspective in the UK. Materials and Methods A Markov model was developed using Microsoft Excel®. The […]
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