Health Care Cost for Multiple Sclerosis: The Case of a Health Insurer in Colombia
ConclusionsMedications account for the largest proportion of disease costs, with few variations in the last 5 years; nevertheless, the increase in the use of new pharmaceuticals poses a challenge to maintain the financial balance of health insurance. (Source: Value in Health Regional Issues)
Source: Value in Health Regional Issues - July 5, 2018 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: research
Cost-Effectiveness Analysis of Diagnosis of Duchenne/Becker Muscular Dystrophy in Colombia
ConclusionsWB is a cost-effective alternative for the diagnosis of patients suspected of having Duchenne or Becker muscular dystrophy in the Colombian health system. The IHC test is rated as the second-best detection method. If these tests are not available, MLPA followed by sequencing would be the most cost-effective alternative. (Source: Value in Health Regional Issues)
Source: Value in Health Regional Issues - July 5, 2018 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: research
Cost-Effectiveness Analysis of Pneumococcal and Influenza Vaccines Administered to Children Less Than 5 Years of Age in a Low-Income District of Bogota, Colombia
ConclusionsThe introduction of PCV10 vaccine and TIV would be highly cost-effective from a public, direct medical health care perspective. Despite these results, we have not observed decreases in severity or hospitalizations. Our findings highlight the need for further studies of the immunization campaign indicators and socioeconomic indicators for this low-income community. (Source: Value in Health Regional Issues)
Source: Value in Health Regional Issues - July 5, 2018 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: research
Economic Costs of Chikungunya Virus in Colombia
ConclusionsOur study can help health decision makers to properly assess the burden of disease caused by CHIK in Colombia, an endemic tropical country. We recommend to strength the health information systems and to continue investing in public health measures to prevent CHIK. (Source: Value in Health Regional Issues)
Source: Value in Health Regional Issues - July 5, 2018 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: research
Social Context and Geographic Space: An Ecological Study about Hospitalizations of Older Persons
ConclusionsThe primary care–sensitive conditions are the main causes of hospitalization of the elderly in the state, with greater intensity in the municipalities that are geographically rugged and remote. These outcomes reinforce the importance of valuing geographical knowledge, the guidelines of the unified health system concerning equity and regionalization, and the determinants and social determinations involved in the process of health and disease. (Source: Value in Health Regional Issues)
Source: Value in Health Regional Issues - July 5, 2018 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: research
Cost-Effective Analysis to Incorporate Non-Drug Interventions to Increase Adherence to Antiretroviral Therapy
Publication date: December 2018Source: Value in Health Regional Issues, Volume 17Author(s): Wendel Mombaque dos Santos, Stela Maris de Mello Padoin (Source: Value in Health Regional Issues)
Source: Value in Health Regional Issues - July 5, 2018 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: research
HTA and Its Use in Drug Policies: Singapore
Conclusion To achieve greater impact, Singapore needs to expand its HTA capacity beyond subsidy decision making and drive appropriate care in a sustainable manner for future generations. (Source: Value in Health Regional Issues)
Source: Value in Health Regional Issues - June 26, 2018 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: research
Managed Entry Agreements for Pharmaceutical Products in Middle East and North African countries: Payer and Manufacturer Experience and Outlook
Conclusions Few MENA countries are implementing MEAs, which could be due to lack of data infrastructure as well as a shortage of experts in health economics. Health care stakeholders continue to be optimistic regarding the potential of MEA implementation. (Source: Value in Health Regional Issues)
Source: Value in Health Regional Issues - June 22, 2018 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: research
Inflammatory Bowel Disease in Latin America: A Systematic Review
Conclusions The burden of IBD in Latin America seems to be important, but there is a considerable gap of high-quality evidence in the region. (Source: Value in Health Regional Issues)
Source: Value in Health Regional Issues - June 22, 2018 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: research
Hipoglicemiantes Orais Para Diabetes Mellitus Tipo 2: Compara ção de Preços no Brasil e em Outros Sistemas Universais de Saúde
Conclusion The municipal management level had higher average prices than state level. Oral hypoglycemic agents purchased by SUS are predominantly cheaper than ATFP. Average prices paid by SUS are lower, while the prices paid by ATFP are higher than the reimbursed amounts from other countries. (Source: Value in Health Regional Issues)
Source: Value in Health Regional Issues - June 21, 2018 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: research
Optimization Approach for Estimating the Required Amount of Pharmaceuticals in the Russian Federation
Conclusions The proposed algorithm for estimating the amount of medicines can be successfully used by both pharmaceutical (or dealer) companies and government agencies for objective population provision. The usual sources of such estimates are based either on market surveys or on pharmacy network data. Both ways are very expensive and do not allow predicting mass demand in the future, for example, with an unexpected epidemic or the emergence of new medicines. In addition, the proposed algorithm can be successfully applied to the pricing problem: a variation in price may show a change in the volume of use. (Source: Value in...
Source: Value in Health Regional Issues - June 20, 2018 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: research
Potentially Inappropriate Medications in Elderly Ambulatory Patients: A Comparative Study between a Primary Health Care Center and a Community Pharmacy
Conclusions The prevalence of PIMs found in this population is relevant enough to implement measures that address the problem in an integral way, to improve the quality of prescriptions and the health outcomes of patients. (Source: Value in Health Regional Issues)
Source: Value in Health Regional Issues - June 20, 2018 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: research
End-Stage Renal Disease Models in the Americas: Optimizing Resources to Achieve Better Health Outcomes
Publication date: December 2018 Source:Value in Health Regional Issues, Volume 17 Author(s): Ramiro E. Gilardino, Eduardo González-Pier, Claudia Brabata End-stage renal disease, the last and most severe stage of chronic kidney disease, represents a major and rising concern for countries in Latin America, driven in large part by aging populations and the near-epidemic rises in diabetes, obesity, and hypertension. This places a great clinical, economic, and social burden on the region’s health systems. During the ISPOR 6th Latin America Conference held in Sao Paulo, Brazil, in September 2017, an educational forum deb...
Source: Value in Health Regional Issues - May 23, 2018 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: research
ERM for Health Care Organizations: An Economic Enterprise Risk Management Innovation Program (E2RMhealth care)
Conclusion We propose an ERM model for health care (Economic Enterprise Risk Management in Health Care) divided into four maturity levels and complemented by an implementation timeline. The model is accompanied by guidelines to orient the gradual implementation of ERM, including orientation to perform risk economic assessment. (Source: Value in Health Regional Issues)
Source: Value in Health Regional Issues - May 16, 2018 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: research
Postintroduction Study of Cost Effectiveness of Pneumococcal Vaccine PCV10 from Public Sector Payer ’s Perspective in the State of Santa Catarina, Brazil
Conclusions The vaccine was very cost-effective according to the World Health Organization criterion. (Source: Value in Health Regional Issues)
Source: Value in Health Regional Issues - May 16, 2018 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: research
