Do androids dream of EQ-5D?
Dr Panik discusses how the EQ-5D handles some key issues and how these relate to another analysis of life, the film Blade Runner.
Dr Panik
Were QALYs invented in 1956?
On May 2 this year, the topic chosen by Tim Harford in his ‘Undercover economist‘ column in the Financial Times was ‘Healthcare: the final reckoning‘. Tim is always interesting, but I don’t find him sound on health care economics and… Read More »Were QALYs invented in 1956?
What does a health value of zero mean?
Submission from David Parkin There’s a problem with the way that health economists and others describe the properties that a health state index should have. The main reason we want such an index is to calculate Quality Adjusted Life Years.… Read More »What does a health value of zero mean?