Challenges and recommendations for collecting and quantifying implementation costs in practice: a qualitative interview study

• Published in: Implementation science communications Vol. 5; no. 1; pp. 114 - 15
• Main Authors: Donovan, Thomasina, Carter, Hannah E, McPhail, Steven M, Abell, Bridget
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England BMC 11.10.2024
• Subjects: Digital health; Health economics; Implementation costs; Implementation science; Digital health; Health economics; Implementation costs; Implementation science

The cost of implementation is typically not accounted for in published economic evaluations, which determine the relative value for money of health innovations and are important for allocating scarce resources. Despite key papers outlining relevant implementation costs, they continue to be under rep...