This is the third in a three-part blog which will look at a few aspects of the topic in more detail like the cost-effectiveness plane, discount rates, and other key elements in health economic evaluation.
In the second of a series of blogs about economic analysis, Ana María explains the common techniques used in economic evaluation.
In the third in our series of articles reviewing the health evidence tools produced by McMaster University, Mathura Mahendren looks at Health Systems Evidence, an information resource for people interested in public health policy.
Because of the increase in health care costs and the limited available resource costs, economic evaluation becomes more important in daily practice. What do we have to know for an economic evaluation?
This resource is a tutorial, providing a thorough introduction to Evidence-Based Practice (EBP). It describes in detail how to formulate specific questions when searching for evidence on a problem, how to find this evidence using online databases, and how to evaluate and appraise the evidence found. It also outlines the economic modelling and cost-assessments behind healthcare choices.
12 questions to help you make sense of economic evaluations.
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