ROLE OF ECONOMIC EVALUATION IN DECISION-MAKING OF INNOVATIVE HEALTH TECHNOLOGIES Cover Image

Rola oceny ekonomicznej w podejmowaniu decyzji o finansowaniu innowacyjnych procedur medycznych
ROLE OF ECONOMIC EVALUATION IN DECISION-MAKING OF INNOVATIVE HEALTH TECHNOLOGIES

Author(s): Michał Seweryn
Subject(s): Essay|Book Review |Scientific Life
Published by: Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Jagiellońskiego
Keywords: INNOVATIVE HEALTH TECHNOLOGIES; ECONOMIC ANALYSIS; HEALTH TECHNOLOGY ASSESSMENT (HTA); LIMITED FINANCIAL RESOURCES; COSTS OF HEALTH CARE

Summary/Abstract: The aim of this article is to show the general possibility of application of chosen economic evaluation to assess innovative health technologies. The focus will be on the advantages related to use of HTA in decision making. It seems that the most important consequence of using economic evaluation is an opportunity to direct comparisons of the cost effectiveness and health benefits generated by innovative technologies which are financed from public sources.

  • Issue Year: 8/2010
  • Issue No: 2
  • Page Range: 56-62
  • Page Count: 7
  • Language: Polish