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The Digitalisation of Health Care During COVID-19: Consideration of the Long-Term Consequences
28 April 2020
…towards digitalisation of health care allows for potential improvements in access, its impact on health outcomes and health inequalities must be carefully considered to ensure they contribute to social welfare…
Victor R. Fuchs Award for 2020 Goes to Patricia Danzon
23 June 2020
…the health economics field. Professor Danzon is an internationally recognized expert in the fields of economics of health care, the biopharmaceutical industry, and insurance, including the medical malpractice area where…
Socio-Economic Value of Adult Immunisation Programmes
18 April 2024
…promote societal well-being. Similarly, preventive public health interventions are recognised as essential in supporting healthcare systems, promoting healthier lives, and fostering productivity and societal well-being within societies. Vaccination stands as…
The Economics of Health in a Shifting Climate: Insights from the 2023 Annual Lecture
26 September 2023
…improve healthcare and provide healthier livelihoods. Taking this holistic approach is integral to building effective resilience outside of the realms of the traditional healthcare arena. Notable examples of health determining…
Atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (ASCVD) costs the world $680 billion a year in healthcare – roughly the size of Sweden’s entire economy, new research finds
31 March 2026
…informal caregiving costs outweigh direct healthcare costs, underscoring the impact of ASCVD beyond the healthcare sector. Chris Skedgel, a Director at the Office of Health Economics and co-author of the report…
The Broader Value of Existing Vaccines in the Fight Against COVID-19: Beware of Tunnel Vision
8 October 2020
…2020; Brassel et al., 2020a). Within the healthcare system for example, vaccines are important enablers of other healthcare interventions. They can prevent seasonal outbreaks of infections, thereby alleviating pressure on…
Primary Care and the NHS Reforms: A Manager’s View
1 March 2000
…heart of the reforms. This tends to be an overarching concern that all governments have with their health care systems. Thus, Labour’s reforms can be seen as part of an…
Caring about Carers: Improving Consideration of the Burden of Informal Caring in HTA
11 April 2023
…aspects, collaboration between industry, HTA, carer, and patient stakeholders will be critical. Informal carers provide tremendous value to the loved ones they care for as well as to healthcare systems…
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…