The Primary Process and Key Concepts of Economic Evaluation in Healthcare

• Published in: Journal of preventive medicine and public health Vol. 55; no. 5; pp. 415 - 423
• Main Authors: Kim, Younhee, Kim, Yunjung, Lee, Hyeon-Jeong, Lee, Seulki, Park, Sun-Young, Oh, Sung-Hee, Jang, Suhyun, Lee, Taejin, Ahn, Jeonghoon, Shin, Sangjin
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Korean Society for Preventive Medicine 01.09.2022; 대한예방의학회
• Subjects: decision trees; economic evaluation; incremental cost-effective ratio; markov model; medical cost; quality-adjusted life year; Special; 예방의학

Economic evaluations in the healthcare are used to assess economic efficiency of pharmaceuticals and medical interventions such as diagnoses and medical procedures. This study introduces the main concepts of economic evaluation across its key steps: planning, outcome and cost calculation, modeling,...