Course ID: | HPAM 8850. 3 hours. |
Course Title: | Economic Evaluation Methods in Health |
Course Description: | Introduction to economic evaluation methods of health care and
public health programs: cost analysis, cost-effectiveness
analysis, and benefit-cost analysis. Includes an emphasis on
defining outcomes, policy implications, and appropriate use of
the methods. |
Oasis Title: | Econ Eval Methods Hlth and Med |
Duplicate Credit: | Not open to students with credit in HPAM 7850, HPAM 7850E, HPAM 8670, HPAM 8850E, PHRM 8670 |
Semester Course Offered: | Offered fall and spring semester every year. |
Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
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Course Objectives: | 1. Analyze the strengths and limitations of various economic
evaluation methods and select an appropriate technique to
address public health questions
2. Design and conduct economic evaluations to aid public
health decision making
3. Apply knowledge and skills to critically evaluate published
literature
4. Critically evaluate the limitations of economic evaluation
methods and current controversies in the field |
Topical Outline: | I. Introduction and Theoretical Basis of Economic Evaluation
II. Framing a Study: Audience, Perspective, Analytic Horizon,
Time Frame
III. Valuing Costs to Implement a Program/Policy/Intervention
IV. Adjusting for Differential Timing of Costs
V. Valuing Program/Policy/Intervention Effects for CEAs/CUAs
VI. Theoretical Foundations for Assessing QUALYs for CUAs
VII. The CEA summary measures
VIII. Sensitivity Analyses; Aggregate level vs individual-level
(CEA)
IX. Valuing Effects for BCA
X. Translating CEA/BCA results to decision makers
XI. Decision analysis
XII. Handling uncertainty in economic evaluation
XIII. Health policy uses and misuses of economic evaluation
XIV. Methodological controversies in economic evaluation
XV. Application of economic evaluation
XVI. Guidelines and regulations for using economic evaluation |