The concept of opportunity cost is fundamental to the economist's view of costs. Since
resources are scarce relative to needs, 1 the use of resources in one way prevents their use …

Against a background of increasing demands on limited resources, health economics is
exerting an influence on decision making at all levels of health care. Health economics …

The book focuses on the design of rigorous trials rather than their statistical underpinnings,
with chapters on: pragmatic designs; placebo designs; preference approaches; unequal …

The economics of preventing hospital-acquired infections is most often described in general
terms. The underlying concepts and mechanisms are rarely made explicit but should be …

The disease management approach to patient care seeks to coordinate resources across
the healthcare delivery system. The growing interest in evidence based medicine and …

The evaluation of the cost-effectiveness of Payments for ecosystem services (PES) in
fostering positive environmental outcomes has been central to the scientific debate on their …

This is the fifth in a series of six articles describing approaches to and topics for health needs
assessment, and how the results can be used effectively. Series editor: John WrightExternal …

© Queen's Printer and Controller of HMSO 2016. Background: A deep infection of the
surgical site is reported in 0.7% of all cases of total hip arthroplasty (THA). This often leads to …

Objective: To compare the effects, safety, and cost effectiveness of antenatal screening
strategies for Down's syndrome. Design: Analysis of incremental cost effectiveness. Setting …

Objective: To explain how to correctly report the results from a cost-effectiveness analysis
(CEA). Methods: Results were used from a hypothetical clinical trial to illustrate how different …