Essentials of Economic Evaluation in Healthcare

Essentials of Economic Evaluation in Healthcare is an introduction to economic evaluation.  It provides an overview of economic issues specific to healthcare, and describes the main types of economic evaluation: cost effectiveness, cost utility and cost benefit analysis.

The use of decision analysis to design and carry out economic evaluations is discussed. Preferred statistical methods for handling costs, current approaches to dealing with uncertainty and quantifying patient preferences using discrete choice experiments are explained. Each chapter contains worked examples and questions.

This book will be invaluable to pharmacists and students as well as other health professionals, researchers and managers.