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Cost-Benefit Analysis - Methods
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Definition of 'Cost-Benefit Analysis'A method of comparing the cost of a program with its expected benefits in dollars (or other currency). The benefit-to-cost ratio is a measure of total return expected per unit of money spent. This analysis generally excludes consideration of factors that are not measured ultimately in economic terms. Cost effectiveness compares alternative ways to achieve a specific set of results. Common names: Cost-Benefit Analysis; Analyses, Cost-Benefit; Analysis, Cost-Benefit; Cost-Benefit Analyses; Cost Benefit Analysis; Analyses, Cost Benefit; Analysis, Cost Benefit; Cost Benefit Analyses; Cost Effectiveness; Effectiveness, Cost; Cost-Benefit Data; Cost Benefit Data; Data, Cost-Benefit; Cost Benefit |
Sunday, November 22, 2009
Assessing IT expenditures in an uncertain economy.
30 Aug 2009 
Approaches that CFOs and CIOs may consider when determining how to gain the most value from IT investments at the least cost include: Portfolio review. Contract review and negotiation. Contract negotiation. Analyses of IT spend, return, labor ... Read more...
Real medical benefit assessed by indirect comparison.
11 Aug 2009 Frequently, in data packages submitted for Marketing Approval to the CHMP, there is a lack of relevant head-to-head comparisons of medicinal products that could enable national authorities responsible for the approval of reimbursement to assess the ... Read more...
11 Aug 2009 A cross-sectional survey was carried out on a random sample of Italian physicians through a self-administered questionnaire to describe knowledge, attitudes, and professional behavior toward economic evaluations of health interventions. A response ... Read more...
Latest indexed articles for 'Cost-Benefit Analysis - Methods'
These are the very latest articles for this heading:
- Assessing IT expenditures in an uncertain economy. 30 Aug 2009
- Real medical benefit assessed by indirect comparison. 11 Aug 2009
- The role of education in improving physicians' professional use of economic evaluations of health interventions: some evidence from a cross-sectional survey in Italy. 11 Aug 2009
- TB diagnostic tests: how do we figure out their costs? 30 Jul 2009
- The effect of recycling price uncertainty on municipal waste management choices. 12 Jul 2009
- A Bayesian model averaging approach for cost-effectiveness analyses. 29 Jun 2009
- Microcosting quantity data collection methods. 29 Jun 2009
- Advancing the science of health care costing.
29 Jun 2009 - Completing costs: patients' time. 29 Jun 2009
- Cost analysis with censored data. 29 Jun 2009
- Costing and perspective in published cost-effectiveness analysis. 29 Jun 2009
- An improved set of standards for finding cost for cost-effectiveness analysis. 29 Jun 2009
- Using costs in cost-effectiveness models for chronic diseases: lessons from diabetes. 29 Jun 2009
- Design and analysis issues for economic analysis alongside clinical trials. 29 Jun 2009
- "An overview of the NHEA with implications for cost analysis researchers". 29 Jun 2009
- When is pharmacogenetic testing for antidepressant response ready for the clinic? A cost-effectiveness analysis based on data from the STAR*D study. Jun 2009
- Measuring ROI. 30 May 2009
- Cost-effectiveness analysis of micafungin versus fluconazole for prophylaxis of invasive fungal infections in patients undergoing hematopoietic stem cell transplantation in Korea. 29 Apr 2009
- Results of a model analysis to estimate cost utility and value of information for intravenous immunoglobulin in Canadian adults with chronic immune thrombocytopenic purpura. 29 Apr 2009
- Improving laboratory monitoring of medications: an economic analysis alongside a clinical trial.
29 Apr 2009
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Technical information about 'Cost-Benefit Analysis'
Definition: A method of comparing the cost of a program with its expected benefits in dollars (or other currency). The benefit-to-cost ratio is a measure of total return expected per unit of money spent. This analysis generally excludes consideration of factors that are not measured ultimately in economic terms. Cost effectiveness compares alternative ways to achieve a specific set of results.
Descriptor UI: D003362
Alternative terms: Cost-Benefit Analysis; Analyses, Cost-Benefit; Analysis, Cost-Benefit; Cost-Benefit Analyses; Cost Benefit Analysis; Analyses, Cost Benefit; Analysis, Cost Benefit; Cost Benefit Analyses; Cost Effectiveness; Effectiveness, Cost; Cost-Benefit Data; Cost Benefit Data; Data, Cost-Benefit; Cost Benefit; Benefits and Costs; Costs and Benefits;
Allowable Qualifiers: classification; economics; history; legislation & jurisprudence; organization & administration; standards; trends; utilization; statistics & numerical data; ethics; methods;
Tree Number: N03.219.151.125;
History Note: 76
Technical Notes: NIM