Search results for: Epidemiology and Public Health

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

30 October 2023

…created some resistance and fatigue towards public health measures and restrictions. The panel agreed that we need to find a balance between protecting public health and encouraging individual responsibility whilst…

Foundation

…healthcare financing, provider compensation, healthcare policy impact, individual health behaviours, provider decision-making, and regulation of life sciences and healthcare markets. Additionally, health economics explores the determinants of health and evaluates…

Career options

…political science to management,  epidemiology, health systems, and public health issues, it is typically suggested that students pursue a master’s degree in health economics, economics, healthcare management, health policy, or…

What is the future of health economics?

1 May 2023

…good. Health economics and the built environment may be an obvious one.” Health economists should not solely focus on health maximisation Anne Mills, Professor of Health Economics and Policy at…

Sustainability

…encompasses various aspects with far-reaching implications: Public Health Outcomes: Sustainable healthcare practices lead to improved health outcomes globally. Accessible, efficient, and equitable healthcare reduces disease burden, improves life expectancy, and…

Impact

…economic analyses. Payers use health economic evidence to negotiate with providers and make coverage decisions. Government and Public Health Agencies: Health economics guides public health policies and resource allocation. Governments…

Do child QALYs = adult QALYs? Five reasons why they might not

4 February 2020

…Can QALY gains from health interventions be directly compared between children and adults? Current approaches to health technology assessment (HTA), used around the world to inform health funding decisions, rely…

OHE’s submission for the DHSC’s next 10 years of planning

9 December 2024

…consider how scarce resources are allocated in already over-stretched and under-funded health care systems. Choices and trade-offs in healthcare are literally a matter of health and death. Within this paradigm,…

Let’s talk about (health) inequalities

1 April 2022

…care services. Therefore, NICE can tackle inequalities in health outcomes associated to environmental or individual factors within the remit of health care, public health, and social care services. From Figure…