Health Economic Evidence for Medical Nutritions: Are These Interventions Value for Money?

Health economics evidence for medical nutrition: are these interventions value for money in integrated care?

BACKGROUND Health care decision-makers have begun to realize that medical nutrition plays an important role in the delivery of care, and it needs to be seen as a sole category within the overall health care reimbursement system to establish the value for money. Indeed, improving health through improving patients' nutrition may contribute to the cost-effectiveness and financial sustainability of...

The Evidence for Evidence - Getting Value for Money in Economic Evaluations of Health and Health Care

PharmacoEconomic News Special Issue ¥ June 1999 CO N F E R E N C E H I G H L I G H T S The Evidence for Evidence Getting Value for Money in Economic Evaluations of Health and Health Care O n April 29-30, 1999, the Institute of Health Economics hosted its first conference, The Evidence for Evidence – Getting Value for Money in Economic Evaluations of Health and Health Care. The conference was or...

Are surgical shoes providing value for money?

Surgical shoes are commonly prescribed by orthopaedic surgeons and rheumatologists. The shoes include both bespoke surgical shoes, which are specially designed and fitted, and "comfort shoes," which are commercially made soft leather or suede shoes and are cheaper to prescribe. Comfort shoes usually cost 40% less than bespoke shoes and appear more cosmetically acceptable to the patient. All pat...

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Measuring value for money: a scoping review on economic evaluation of health information systems

OBJECTIVE To explore how key components of economic evaluations have been included in evaluations of health information systems (HIS), to determine the state of knowledge on value for money for HIS, and provide guidance for future evaluations. MATERIALS AND METHODS We searched databases, previously collected papers, and references for relevant papers published from January 2000 to June 2012. ...