Involvement of consumers in health technology assessment activities by INAHTA agencies. David Haileya1, Sophie Werköa2, Rugayah Bakria3, Alun Camerona4, Britta Göhlena5, Susan Mylesa6, Jasmine Pwua7 and Jomkwan Yothasamuta8 For the INAHTA Working Group on Impact of HTA a1 University of Wollong

Objectives Based on a real-world collaboration with innovators in applying early health economic modeling, we aimed to offer practical steps that health technology assessment (HTA) researchers and innovators can follow and promote the usage of early HTA among research and development (R&D) comm

Abstract Background: The impact of telemedicine on health care costs and utilization has not been comprehensively assessed across diverse health care settings. This scoping review aimed to explore these impacts, focusing on the variations in intervention types. Methods: A literature search fol

Abstract Background: The impact of telemedicine on health care costs and utilization has not been comprehensively assessed across diverse health care settings. This scoping review aimed to explore these impacts, focusing on the variations in intervention types. Methods: A literature search follo

We’re very excited to announce that iDSI has a new and much improved website! We believe that the new site will better serve the global health community: providing access to key resources to support the advancement of healthcare systems and connecting people with our network of health economists and

We sat down with the David Kim (DK), Rachel Bacon (RB) and Peter Neumann (PN)[1] who are the authors of Chapter 6 titled Assessing the Transferability of Economic Evaluations: A Decision Framework, to get a sneak peak into Chapter 6. Q : Thank you for joining us today, can you first tell us why we n

Investment is the seed of economic progress. Wherever it is planted in an appropriate way, it grows and gives us incalculable benefits. Health intervention and technology are the same for national health improvement. They promote citizen’s quality of life and longevity. But how do we know which medi

Middle-aged men are now the group at highest risk of committing suicide in England, statistics reveal.Key reasons could be job or money worries due to the recession, says a new government strategy to reduce the number of suicides.Suicide rates among young men – previously the most at-risk group – ha

(Reuters Health) – When people with chronic health conditions have lower out-of-pocket costs for medications, they are more likely to actually fill their prescriptions, according to a new research review.The findings, reported in the Annals of Internal Medicine, sound logical. But they lend some har

(Reuters Health) – The short-term benefits of weight loss surgery are well known in severely obese people, but a new study finds that improvements in diabetes and blood pressure may hold up for years after the procedures.At six-year patient follow-ups, three quarters of people who’d undergone gastri