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Standardizing Methodologies for Economic Evaluation in Health Care: Practice, Problems, and Potential

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  10 March 2009

Michael Drummond ,
Arno Brandt ,
Bryan Luce  and
Joan Rovira
Michael Drummond
Affiliation:
University of York
Arno Brandt
Affiliation:
Institute for Medical Informatics and Biostatistics
Bryan Luce
Affiliation:
Battelle MEDTAP Research Center
Joan Rovira
Affiliation:
SOIKOS
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Abstract

There has been an exponential growth in the literature on economic evaluation in health care. As the range and quality of analytical work has improved, economic studies are becoming more influential with health care decision makers. The development of standards for economic evaluation methods would help maintain the scientific quality of studies, facilitate the comparison of economic evaluation results for different health care interventions, and assist in the interpretation of results from setting to setting. However, standardization might unnecessarily stifle methodological developments. This paper reviews the arguments for and against standardization, assesses attempts to date, outlines the main areas of agreement and disagreement on methods for economic evaluation, and makes recommendations for further work.

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General Essays
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International Journal of Technology Assessment in Health Care , Volume 9 , Issue 1 , Winter 1993 , pp. 26 - 36
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1993

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