Beschreibung:
Economic evaluation has become an essential component of clinical trial design to show that new treatments and technologies offer value to payers in various healthcare systems. Although many books exist that address the theoretical or practical aspects of cost-effectiveness analysis, this book differentiates itself from the competition by detailing
Introduction to Economic Evaluation. Health Economic Evaluation Concepts. Designing Cost-Effectiveness into a Clinical Trial. Analyzing Cost Data Collected in a Clinical Trial. Quality of Life in Economic Evaluation. Modelling in Economic Evaluation. Sensitivity Analyses. Sample Size and Value of Information for Cost-Effectiveness Trials. Mixed Treatment Comparisons, Evidence Synthesis. Cost-Effectiveness Analyses of Cancer Trials. The Reimbursement Environment. References. Bibliography. Index.