Evidence-based Decisions and Economics Health Care, Social Welfare, Education and Criminal Justice

by Shemilt, Ian; Mugford, Miranda; Vale, Luke; Marsh, Kevin; Donaldson, Cam

• ISBN13: 9781405191531
• ISBN10: 1405191538
• Edition: 2nd
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2010-04-26
• Publisher: BMJ Books

Summary

This new edition of Evidence-based Economics: Health and Social Care describes the state-of-the-art in methods at the interface of systematic review, research synthesis and economic evaluation within and across the health, social care, education and criminal justice fields. It evaluates the case for evidence-based principles in economic evaluation using case studies and illustrative examples throughout, making the information understandable and relevant in practice.

Author Biography

Ian Shemilt, Senior Research Associate, School of Medicine, Health Policy and Practice, University of East Anglia, Norwich, UK
Miranda Mugford, Professor of Health Economics, School of Medicine, Health Policy and Practice, University of East Anglia, Norwich, UK
Luke Vale, Professor of Health Technology Assessment, Health Economics Research Unit and Health Services Research Unit, University of Aberdeen, Aberdeen, UK
Kevin Marsh, Head of Economic Evaluation, Matrix Knowledge Group, London, UK
Cam Donaldson, Yunus Chair in Social Business and Health, NIHR Senior Investigator, Glasgow Caledonian University, Glasgow, UK

Table of Contents

Preface

From effectiveness to efficiency? An introduction to evidence-based decisions and economics for health care, social welfare, education and criminal justice

The role of review and synthesis methods in decision models

The role of economic perspectives and evidence in systematic review

The role of economic evidence in formulation of public policy and practice

Generalisability, transferability, complexity and relevance

Equity, efficiency and research synthesis

Searching for evidence for cost-effectiveness decisions

Identifying and reviewing health state utility values for populating decision models

Use of evidence in decision models

Grading economic evidence

Meta-regression models of economics and medical research, TD Stanley

From evidence-based economics to economics-based evidence: using systematic review to inform the design of future research

Complex problems or simple solutions? Enhancing evidence-based economics to reflect reality

Evidence-based decisions and economics: lessons for practice

Evidence-based decisions and economics: an agenda for research

Glossary

Index

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