Cost-Effectiveness Analysis in Health: A Practical Approach, 2nd Edition

Table of Contents

1. Cover Page
2. Title Page
3. Copyright
4. Contents
5. TABLES, FIGURES, & EXHIBITS
   1. TABLES
   2. FIGURES
   3. EXHIBITS
6. PREFACE
   1. HOW TO USE THIS BOOK
   2. A NOTE ON METHODS
   3. ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
7. THE AUTHOR
8. CHAPTER 1: INTRODUCTION TO COST-EFFECTIVENESS
   1. OVERVIEW
   2. WHY COST-EFFECTIVENESS IS USEFUL
   3. ELEMENTS OF COST-EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS
   4. THE COST-EFFECTIVENESS RATIO
   5. WHY CONDUCT COST-EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS?
   6. THE REFERENCE CASE ANALYSIS
   7. COST-EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS AND POLICY
9. CHAPTER 2: PRINCIPLES OF COST-EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS
   1. OVERVIEW
   2. THE PERSPECTIVE OF A COST-EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS
   3. CAPTURING COSTS
   4. CAPTURING QUALITY
   5. INTERPRETING THE COST-EFFECTIVENESS RATIO
   6. TYPES OF ECONOMIC ANALYSIS
10. CHAPTER 3: DEVELOPING A RESEARCH PROJECT
    1. OVERVIEW
    2. EIGHT STEPS TO A PERFECT RESEARCH PROJECT
    3. DEVELOPING A RESEARCH QUESTION
    4. DESIGNING YOUR ANALYSIS
11. CHAPTER 4: WORKING WITH COSTS
    1. OVERVIEW
    2. OPPORTUNITY COSTS
    3. IDENTIFYING COSTS
    4. MICRO-COSTING AND GROSS COSTING
    5. GETTING COST DATA
    6. USING DIAGNOSIS CODES
    7. ADJUSTING COSTS
    8. COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH PAIN AND SUFFERING
    9. ASSESSING THE “RELEVANCY” OF COST DATA
    10. OTHER COST CONSIDERATIONS
12. CHAPTER 5: PROBABILITIES AND MODELS
    1. OVERVIEW
    2. PROBABILITIES
    3. DECISION ANALYSIS MODELS
13. CHAPTER 6: CALCULATING LIFE EXPECTANCY
    1. OVERVIEW
    2. HAND-CALCULATING YEARS GAINED
    3. CALCULATING LIFE YEARS LOST USING MARKOV MODELS
14. CHAPTER 7: WORKING WITH HEALTH-RELATED QUALITY-OF-LIFE MEASURES
    1. OVERVIEW
    2. FRAMEWORK
    3. DERIVING HRQL SCORES
    4. OTHER CONSIDERATIONS AND REMINDERS
    5. USING DISABILITY-ADJUSTED LIFE YEARS
15. CHAPTER 8: CALCULATING QALYs
    1. OVERVIEW
    2. USING THE SUMMATION METHOD
    3. USING THE LIFE TABLE METHOD
    4. CALCULATING INCREMENTAL COST-EFFECTIVENESS
    5. DISABILITY-ADJUSTED LIFE YEAR (DALY)
16. CHAPTER 9: CONDUCTING A SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS
    1. OVERVIEW
    2. ONE-WAY SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS
    3. TWO-WAY SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS
    4. ANALYSIS OF INFLUENCE
    5. MONTE CARLO SIMULATION
    6. DETERMINING THE PLAUSIBLE RANGE OF EACH VARIABLE
17. CHAPTER 10: PREPARING YOUR STUDY FOR PUBLICATION
    1. OVERVIEW
    2. CONTENT AND STRUCTURE OF COST-EFFECTIVENESS ARTICLES
    3. INTRODUCTION
    4. METHODS
    5. RESULTS
    6. TECHNICAL APPENDIX
18. CHAPTER 11: WORKING WITH DATA
    1. OVERVIEW
    2. REVIEW OF RATES
    3. UNDERSTANDING ERROR
    4. MANAGING ERROR IN COST-EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS
    5. CALCULATING WEIGHTED MEANS
    6. EVALUATING STUDY LIMITATIONS
19. CHAPTER 12: FINDING THE DATA YOU NEED
    1. OVERVIEW
    2. FINDING DATA IN THE MEDICAL LITERATURE
    3. GRADING PUBLISHED DATA
    4. USING ELECTRONIC DATASETS
    5. USING UNPUBLISHED DATA
    6. USING DATA FROM PIGGYBACKED STUDIES
    7. USING EXPERT OPINION
    8. ORGANIZING YOUR DATA
20. APPENDIX A: ANSWER KEY TO EXERCISES
    1. CHAPTER 1
    2. CHAPTER 2
    3. CHAPTER 3
    4. CHAPTER 4
    5. CHAPTER 5
    6. CHAPTER 8
    7. CHAPTER 9
21. APPENDIX B: LIFE EXPECTANCY AND QUALITY-ADJUSTED LIFE EXPECTANCY TABLES
22. APPENDIX C: EUROQOL INSTRUMENT AND WEIGHTING SCHEME
23. APPENDIX D: DIAGNOSIS, CHARGES, MEDICARE REIMBURSEMENT, AVERAGE LENGTH OF STAY, AND COST-TO-CHARGE RATIO BY DIAGNOSIS-RELATED GROUPS, 2004
24. GLOSSARY
25. REFERENCES
26. INDEX