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Opportunity costs, marginal productivity, and cost-effectiveness thresholds: providing useful analysis and communicating results

In our first post, we explained opportunity cost, marginal productivity (of a healthcare system), net benefit, and cost-effectiveness threshold. In this post, we put forward our views on how to use cost-effectiveness thresholds and the existing estimates of marginal productivity… Read More »Opportunity costs, marginal productivity, and cost-effectiveness thresholds: providing useful analysis and communicating results

Opportunity costs, marginal productivity, and cost-effectiveness thresholds: what are they and how are they related?

In this post, we explain key concepts of cost-effectiveness analysis in healthcare and how they are linked: opportunity cost, marginal productivity (of a healthcare system), net benefit, and cost-effectiveness threshold. In another post, to be published tomorrow, we will propose… Read More »Opportunity costs, marginal productivity, and cost-effectiveness thresholds: what are they and how are they related?

Review: Health Econometrics Using Stata (Partha Deb et al)

Health Econometrics Using Stata Partha Deb, Edward C. Norton, Willard G. Manning Paperback, 264 pages, ISBN: 978-1-59718-228-7, published 31 August 2017 Amazon / Google Books / Stata Press This book is the perfect guide to understanding the various econometric methods available… Read More »Review: Health Econometrics Using Stata (Partha Deb et al)