National health insurance and the choice of delivery facility among expectant mothers in Ghana

from International Journal of Health Care Finance and Economics at https://bit.ly/34HVjUk on October 30, 2020 at 03:31PM Abstract The effectiveness of health insurance in removing barriers to the utilisation of maternal healthcare in order to curb maternal mortality especially in developing countries is gaining ground. However, in assessing the effects of health insurance on choice […]

Friday Links

from Healthcare Economist at https://bit.ly/3oF2WCI on October 30, 2020 at 02:09PM Clinical trials going digital.  JAMA return-to-play guidance. Would a COVID-19 vaccine produce larger health or economic benefits?  Pros and cons of telemedicine. Are we there yet? A review of 4 value-based care programs.

Friday Links

from Healthcare Economist at https://bit.ly/3oF2WCI on October 30, 2020 at 02:09PM Clinical trials going digital.  JAMA return-to-play guidance. Would a COVID-19 vaccine produce larger health or economic benefits?  Pros and cons of telemedicine. Are we there yet? A review of 4 value-based care programs.

Four Tips to Increase Audience Engagement When Presenting Virtually

from AcademyHealth Blog at https://bit.ly/2HO1b5E on October 30, 2020 at 01:58PM Four Tips to Increase Audience Engagement When Presenting Virtually Virtual presenting is something we’re all doing more and more of lately. And while engaging audience members in-person is challenging, virtual presentations bring new barriers to audience engagement. You might have had trouble getting folks […]

Comprehensive Benefit–Risk Assessment of Noninferior Treatments Using Multicriteria Decision Analysis

from Value in Health at https://bit.ly/34HoqXS on October 30, 2020 at 01:30PM Available online 29 October 2020 Comprehensive Benefit–Risk Assessment of Noninferior Treatments Using Multicriteria Decision Analysis Highlights • There is a growing need for including patient preferences in benefit–risk assessment in general, and for noninferiority clinical trials specifically. • Preference elicitation can be done […]

Challenge trials for Covid-19 vaccine are being planned (and a recent NBER cost/benefit analysis)

from Market Design at https://bit.ly/3jI0CqP on October 30, 2020 at 01:04PM  Here’s the NY Times: To Test Virus Vaccines, U.K. Study Will Intentionally Infect Volunteers–The hotly contested strategy of deliberate exposure, known as a human challenge trial, could speed up the process of identifying effective coronavirus vaccines.  By Benjamin Mueller "Scientists at Imperial College London plan […]

Covid vaccine landscape

from Econsalut at https://bit.ly/3jCc873 on October 30, 2020 at 06:32AM  Evolution of the COVID-19 vaccine development landscape Currently there are 321 vaccine candidates for COVID, however only 33 have entered clinical trials. Although the leading COVID-19 vaccine… [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]

ASHEcon/APPAM Webinar: Cellular Mobility Data:  What Is It and How Can It be Used for Research?

from ASHEcon at https://bit.ly/35OfZZM on October 29, 2020 at 06:31PM Wednesday December 2, 2020, 3:30pm, Eastern The ability to track how millions of cellular devices move throughout the day provides researchers, policy analysts, and policy makers with new ways to evaluate the effects of public policies. These data have been used during the COVID-19 pandemic […]

Cost-Effectiveness of the Wellness Incentives and Navigation (WIN) Program

from Value in Health at https://bit.ly/2TBFtUE on October 29, 2020 at 03:43PM Available online 29 October 2020 Cost-Effectiveness of the Wellness Incentives and Navigation (WIN) Program Abstract Objectives Promoting patient involvement in managing co-occurring physical and mental health conditions is increasingly recognized as critical to improving outcomes and controlling costs in this growing chronically ill […]

Cost-Effectiveness of 4CMenB Infant Vaccination in England: A Comprehensive Valuation Considering the Broad Impact of Serogroup B Invasive Meningococcal Disease

from Value in Health at https://bit.ly/3oBZt7W on October 29, 2020 at 03:43PM Available online 28 October 2020 Cost-Effectiveness of 4CMenB Infant Vaccination in England: A Comprehensive Valuation Considering the Broad Impact of Serogroup B Invasive Meningococcal Disease Highlights • Serogroup B invasive meningococcal disease (MenB IMD) is uncommon but severe, with the highest incidence rates […]

The Internet of Bodies: Opportunities, Risks, and Governance

from RAND Research Topic: Health and Health Care at https://bit.ly/35K7Pld on October 29, 2020 at 01:50PM Internet-connected “smart” devices are increasingly available in the marketplace, promising consumers and businesses improved convenience and efficiency. Within this broader Internet of Things (IoT) lies a growing industry of devices that monitor the human body and transmit the data […]

What Is the Internet of Bodies?

from RAND Research Topic: Health and Health Care at https://bit.ly/3ejBAxr on October 29, 2020 at 01:50PM What Is the Internet of Bodies? Add to website or blog Copy and paste the selected text Internet-connected “smart” devices are increasingly available in the marketplace, promising consumers and businesses improved convenience and efficiency. Within this broader Internet of […]

Norms v Laws

from freeforall at https://bit.ly/3jC0yZB on October 29, 2020 at 12:21PM Expecting to know the winner of the Presidential election before bedtime on November 3, 2020 is a norm–something that we have grown accustomed to over the past 50 years because most state-level elections are not close. Alabama will be a blow out for the Republican, […]

Paying participants in challenge trials of Covid-19 vaccines, by Ambuehl, Ockenfels, and Roth

from Market Design at https://bit.ly/3e56vxh on October 29, 2020 at 11:12AM  Here’s a new short paper in Journal of Medical Ethics: (it’s ungated, you can read it all at the link):  Payment in challenge studies from an economics perspective  by Sandro Ambuehl, Axel Ockenfels, and Alvin E. Roth published online early, Oct 28, 2020. http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/medethics-2020- […]