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Showing 1 to 20 of 90 for “"Cost-effectiveness analysis"”.
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Addressing Health Equity in Cost-Effectiveness Analysis: A Review of Distributional and Extended Cost-Effectiveness Analysis
… health economic technologies: distributional costeffectiveness analysis (DCEA) and extended cost-effectiveness analysis (ECEA). Both technologies represent a significant advance, and each provides a framework to address equity considerations in cost-effectiveness analysis. Methods A scoping …
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Cost-Effectiveness Analysis of Cholecystectomy During Bariatric Surgery
… obtained from a comprehensive literature review. Costs and hospital days were obtained from the Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project Nationwide Inpatient Sample. One-way sensitivity analyses were performed. Results: The least expensive strategy was to perform RYGBP alone without preoperative …
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A Cost-Effectiveness Analysis of Early Literacy Interventions
… will work for a particular school and context; cost-effectiveness analysis may provide useful information for decision makers. The study provides information about the cost-effectiveness of four early literacy programs that the What Works Clearinghouse (WWC), a government agency that evaluates …
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Early Diagnosis of Pulmonary Embolism: Review and Cost-Effectiveness Analysis
… health-care specialists are based mainly upon cost, technology availability, and cultural tolerance regarding radiation exposure. The purpose of this study was to determine the most cost-effective diagnostic strategy with patients suspected of PE among several strategies currently used by …
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Cost-effectiveness analysis of MVA85 vaccine: a new TB vaccine candidate
… protection against disseminated forms of TB, its effectiveness in preventing primary infection and disease progression to pulmonary TB is highly varied. A number of potential new TB vaccine candidates have been identified and are, currently, undergoing clinical trials. One such candidate is …
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Population strategies to decrease sodium intake : a global cost-effectiveness analysis
… sodium consumption is both prevalent and very costly in many countries around the world. Recent research has found that more than 90% of the world's adult population live in countries with mean intakes exceeding the World Health Organization's recommendation, and that more than a million deaths …
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Updated cost effectiveness analysis of the Navy drug and alcohol rehabilitation program
A previous cost benefit analysis of the Navy drug and alcohol rehabilitation program equated the value of benefits to the avoided replacement costs of the service members successfully rehabilitated. This thesis updates this study. In particular, this thesis considers the replacement cost model and …
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A cost-effectiveness analysis of alternative tuberculosis control programs in rural Zambia
… to tuberculosis management in order to find cost-effective approach. Both patient and health system cost data were used. Hospital cost data were collected from a mission hospital in rural Zambia for the periods 1989 and 1997. Patient cost data were collected from a sample of 50 patients in …
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Cost-Effectiveness Analysis Using Agent-Based Modelling: A General Framework with Case Studies
… this thesis, we develop a general framework for cost-effectiveness analysis in which ABM is designed to project the system dynamics. We argue that ABM improves the empirical reliability of policy-oriented simulation models and that it presents an ideal tool to address the complexity of disease …
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Major Trauma Outcomes: At What Cost? And for Whom? A Cost-Effectiveness Analysis
… was threefold: (a) to identify the financial costs for acute trauma care, including costs for those who die early in treatment, and who pays those costs; (b) to identify the relationship between costs and severity of injury; and (c) to identify survivor functional and psychosocial costs, or …
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Heterogeneous Nitrogen Losses: Cost-Effectiveness Analysis of Changes in Management Across South Dakota
… on South Dakota farms. This study conducts a cost-effectiveness analysis (CEA) to determine the best strategies, and areas, to reduce GHG emissions from nitrogen application in South Dakota. This form of analysis is done by spatially comparing the amount of emissions reductions per acre across …
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Stepped Care for Smoking Cessation: A Cost-Effectiveness Analysis and Simulation of Future Outcomes
… annual deaths, and $193 billion in healthcare costs and lost productivity. Despite the apparent dangers and tremendous costs of tobacco use and dependence, smokers find difficulty quitting. Recently, stepped care has been proposed as a viable intensive approach for achieving long-term …
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Cost-effectiveness analysis of electron beam computed tomography screening to detect early coronary artery disease.
Cost-effectiveness analysis of electron beam computed tomography screening to detect early coronary artery disease.
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A cost-effectiveness analysis of alternative regulatory approaches under the Endangered Species Act of 1973
… sight various advantages, one of which is cost-effectiveness. This thesis analyzes the development of wildlife protection within the United States, and the Endangered Species Act in particular. The purpose of this analysis is to examine both the legislative powers granted for wildlife …
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A cost effectiveness analysis of preventative mitigation options for wildland urban interface homes threatened by wildfire
… from an ecological disturbance model (SIMPPLLE). Analysis of western Montana study area data reveal that nearly all of the structure ignition probability results modeled with extreme wildfire weather for visited homes are 1.0. This contrasts the low probabilities (0-0.05) that wildfire will reach …
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A cost effectiveness analysis of preventative mitigation options for wildland urban interface homes threatened by wildfire
… from an ecological disturbance model (SIMPPLLE). Analysis of western Montana study area data reveal that nearly all of the structure ignition probability results modeled with extreme wildfire weather for visited homes are 1.0. This contrasts the low probabilities (0-0.05) that wildfire will reach …
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A cost-effectiveness analysis of the tuberculosis control procedures applied in the Cape Divisional Council area
This study evaluates the costs and effectiveness of preventive and curative procedures currently available for Tuberculosis (TB) control purposes. The procedures examined are as follows : i) BCG vaccinations; ii) Secondary chemoprophylaxis; iii) Health education; iv) Mass screening campaigns; v) …
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The Effectiveness of Teleglaucoma versus In-patient Examination. Assessment: Systematic Review, Meta-Analysis, and Cost-Effectiveness Analysis
… the healthcare system benefits, and its cost-effectiveness. A systematic review was conducted with published and unpublished studies. A meta-analysis was conducted to provide estimates of diagnostic accuracy, diagnostic odds ratio, and the relative percentage of glaucoma cases detected. …
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COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS OF THE USE OF COLORLESS APPROPRIATIONS IN NAVY AND DOD SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT PILOT PROGRAMS
… of these pilot efforts through a combination of cost-effectiveness analysis and qualitative reflection to evaluate for efficiencies gained. While quantitative assessment identifies improved effectiveness at lower costs, sparsity of available data and program-specific external variables limit the …
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Cost-Effectiveness Analysis of Tisagenlecleucel, Blinatumomab, and Clofarabine for Treatment of B-cell Precursor Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia
… of taking tisagenlecleucel. Due to the high cost of this treatment, a cost-effectiveness analysis was performed to assess the treatments for tisagenlecleucel, clofarabine combination, and blinatumomab. Objectives</p> <p>The objective of this study is to evaluate the cost-effectiveness of …
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