Journal of Health & Medical Economics

Description

Numerous studies did not include the participants' follow-up period or the perspective used in the analysis. Only five of the studies conducted a sensitivity analysis, which is necessary whenever cost data is uncertain. According to the findings of this systematic review, publications do not consistently report on the components of health economics methodology, which reduces the quality of information. In order to provide accurate interpretation for use in subsequent economic evaluations and policy decision-making, future studies conducting economic evaluations should ensure that their methods are transparent and easy to understand. To quantify perceived HEOR knowledge levels and identify knowledge gaps, an online needs assessment survey was developed. The survey was open to Latin American members of the International Society for Pharmacoeconomics and Outcomes Research, regional chapters, and student chapter presidents. Participants received the survey via email after it was created with the help of the surveymonkey tool. Microsoft excel was used to extract and analyze the survey's data. Descriptive statistics were used in the data analysis to provide a summary of the survey respondents' demographic information, current and desired knowledge levels, and preferred format or method for educational training delivery. Members of the international society for pharmacoeconomics and outcomes research in Latin America gave their current perceptions of the knowledge gap through the knowledge gap assessment. The results of the survey show that educational programs for the subjects with the greatest perceived knowledge gaps are needed.

Pharmacoeconomics

It is not a novel idea to apply concepts and techniques from network science to economic systems. Non-equilibrium thermodynamics (self-organizing, open, dissipative, far-from-equilibrium systems), nonlinear dynamics, network science, information theory, and other mathematical approaches to complex systems have produced a new set of concepts and methods that are powerful for understanding and predicting behavior in socioeconomic systems over the past few decades. In a few past papers, for instance, we utilized research from the new Energy Organization Science (ENS) to show how and why foundational natural and monetary wellbeing requires a harmony between proficiency and versatility be kept up with inside a specific a "window of essentialness".

Industrial Cultures

The ten guiding principles of systemic, socioeconomic health and the quantitative measures associated with them are explained in this paper. Our particular focus is on "regenerative aspects," or the self-feeding, self-renewal, and adaptive learning strategies utilized by natural systems to sustain their capacity for long-term survival.  We show how regenerative economics requires consistent investments in human, social, natural, and physical capital in socioeconomic systems. We propose that, taken as a whole, these ten metrics represent a new capacity to comprehend the complex systemic set of social, environmental, and economic issues confronting industrial cultures today and to devise better policies to address them. Fractures and sprains of the ankle and foot are common injuries that can have significant physical and financial effects on the patient and cost the health care system money. As a result, the goals of this paper are to look at the direct and indirect costs of treating injuries to the ankle and foot (sprains, dislocations, and fractures) as well as to give an overview of the results of complete economic analyses of various treatment options. Seven databases were searched for English-language publications on the health economics of treatment for ankle and foot injuries published between 1980 and 2014.Two independent reviewers abstracted the direct and indirect costs. All costs were reported in 2016 US dollars (USD) after being adjusted for inflation. The ability to directly compare the financial burden of treatment was hindered by differences in injury type and study characteristics, which led to variations in the costs of treating ankle and foot sprains and fractures. However, the review demonstrated that as the severity of an injury increased, so did the patient's and the healthcare system's costs.

Even though we know more about sarcopenia, it's still hard to get a good public health perspective on how it affects people. In particular, the financial weight of the ailment is muddled. Our goal was to conduct a systematic review of the literature comparing the costs of healthcare for sarcopenic patients and non-sarcopenic patients in order to provide support for health policymakers and other actors in public health. The databases of Medline and Scopus were searched for relevant articles. Two researchers used stringent eligibility criteria (such as men and women with sarcopenia and the mean age of the sarcopenic population) to find suitable studies.