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Published in: Health Research Policy and Systems 1/2009

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SUPPORT Tools for evidence-informed health Policymaking (STP) 12: Finding and using research evidence about resource use and costs

Authors: Andrew D Oxman, Atle Fretheim, John N Lavis, Simon Lewin

Published in: Health Research Policy and Systems | Special Issue 1/2009

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Abstract

This article is part of a series written for people responsible for making decisions about health policies and programmes and for those who support these decision makers.
In this article, we address considerations about resource use and costs. The consequences of a policy or programme option for resource use differ from other impacts (both in terms of benefits and harms) in several ways. However, considerations of the consequences of options for resource use are similar to considerations related to other impacts in that policymakers and their staff need to identify important impacts on resource use, acquire and appraise the best available evidence regarding those impacts, and ensure that appropriate monetary values have been applied. We suggest four questions that can be considered when assessing resource use and the cost consequences of an option. These are: 1. What are the most important impacts on resource use? 2. What evidence is there for important impacts on resource use? 3. How confident is it possible to be in the evidence for impacts on resource use? 4. Have the impacts on resource use been valued appropriately in terms of their true costs?
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Metadata
Title
SUPPORT Tools for evidence-informed health Policymaking (STP) 12: Finding and using research evidence about resource use and costs
Authors
Andrew D Oxman
Atle Fretheim
John N Lavis
Simon Lewin
Publication date
01-12-2009
Publisher
BioMed Central
Published in
Health Research Policy and Systems / Issue Special Issue 1/2009
Electronic ISSN: 1478-4505
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1186/1478-4505-7-S1-S12

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