       Document 0557
 DOCN  M9630557
 TI    Understanding the essentials of economic evaluation.
 DT    9603
 AU    Schmid GP; Program Evaluation and Prevention Health Services Research;
       Branch, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta,; Georgia
       30333, USA.
 SO    J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr Hum Retrovirol. 1995;10 Suppl 4:S6-13.
       Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE MED/96075583
 AB    Economic evaluation (EE) answers the following simple question: From
       which course of action do we get the most value for our money? We ask
       this question because resources are always limited, i.e., we never have
       enough money to do all the things we would like to do. Three types of
       economic evaluations are used: cost-effectiveness analysis, cost-utility
       analysis, and cost-benefit analysis. Although all involve a monetary and
       outcome comparison of two or more courses of action, the methodologies
       and outcomes of each type vary, making each one particularly suited for
       specific and different indications. Although the performance of an EE
       may be complex, its concept is intuitively simple. Understanding the
       basic elements of economic analysis is more and more important to all
       health-care providers because health-care policy makers at all levels
       are increasingly using EE for allocating resources.
 DE    Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome/DRUG THERAPY/ECONOMICS  Antiviral
       Agents/ECONOMICS  *Cost-Benefit Analysis/ECONOMICS  Decision Support
       Techniques  Decision Trees  Economic Value of Life  Human  Life
       Expectancy  JOURNAL ARTICLE  REVIEW  REVIEW, TUTORIAL

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