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Is it Cost-Effective to Kill Patients?

Cost-effectiveness analysis is an essential, but often neglected part of determining the value, feasibility and sustainability of improvement interventions. Join Edward Broughton (Director of Research & Evaluation for the USAID Health Care Improvement Project) in an online discussion about the importance of cost-effective analyses (CEAs) in this context, including specific consideration of economic analysis of improvement and what makes it different to traditional CEAs of health programs.

Online Discussion with Edward Broughton, 30 January - 12 February 2012

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Below are some discussion questions relating to the topic. Click on a link to participate in the discussion or create your own question by clicking "Start your own Discussion".


Do you know of a framework or model for economic research in patient safety?
created: 08 Feb 2012number of posts: 3last post: 99 days ago


What is the meaning of the title and what does it have to do with QI?
created: 29 Jan 2012number of posts: 2last post: 110 days ago


Is cost-effectiveness analysis different from economic analysis?
created: 29 Jan 2012number of posts: 4last post: 106 days ago


How do you do this kind of analysis for QI interventions?
created: 29 Jan 2012number of posts: 9last post: 101 days ago



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