Search results for: Care-givers

Cancer Survivorship Burden

6 March 2018

…care Healthcare system / insurer Out of pocket (OOP) costs Survivor (and family) Indirect Costs Productivity loss Survivor (and family); Caregivers Informal caregiving cost Caregivers Health-related quality of life (HRQoL)…

Understanding the Full Value of Long-Acting Therapies: less is more?

7 May 2025

…alleviate healthcare system pressures by reducing the frequency of patient visits, freeing up resources, and lowering overall healthcare expenditures through improved disease management. However, some LA therapies in certain healthcare…

Does Free Personal Care for the Elderly Reduce Informal Caregiving?

25 February 2013

Debates about whether to increase state assistance to the elderly have included concerns that this could reduce the amount of care from such personal caregivers, producing a limited net benefit….

An eye on sustainability at the Economist’s Future of Health Europe

30 October 2023

…puzzle in tackling this, taking care beyond the hospital and offering a unique opportunity to improve efficiency, accessibility, and quality of care. Importantly, transitioning to this new model of care…

Around The World in HTAs: The Netherlands – 5 Routes for New Tech

24 May 2023

…specialist care, pharmaceuticals, medical devices, adult mental health care, some allied care services, and community nursing. In addition to statutory coverage, most (>80%) of the population purchases supplementary voluntary insurance…

Sustainability

…future generations’ healthcare requirements. Equity in healthcare access is another crucial aspect. Sustainable healthcare strives to provide equal access to quality care for all individuals, regardless of socioeconomic status or…

Latest estimates show that 20 people a day die in unrelieved pain across the UK at the end of their lives

26 November 2024

…UK, assuming they have access to the highest standards of palliative care. In reality, out of 436,022 people with palliative care needs in 2023, only 4.7% of palliative care patients…

Published in Health Economics: the Effect of Free Personal Care for the Elderly on Informal Caregiving

17 March 2015

…may have caused informal carers to supply less, leading to a “crowding out” effect or a limited net benefit for care recipients.   Using a model of carer preferences, Karlsberg…

Efficiency Measurement in Primary Care: Time to Overcome the Challenges and Achieve Some Gains

10 March 2021

…analysing efficiency are exacerbated in primary care. In many countries, primary care provides the first point of access to health care in case of need, coordinates patients’ care with specialists,…