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Economic Evaluation in Genomic Medicine
Provides a succinct overview of the existing state-of-the-art application of economic evaluation to genomic healthcare and precision medicine
Vasilios Fragoulakis (Author), Christina Mitropoulou (Author), Marc Williams (Author), George P. Patrinos (Author)
9780128014974, Elsevier Science
Paperback, published 26 March 2015
174 pages
22.9 x 15.1 x 1.2 cm, 0.29 kg
"...provides a useful introduction to health economics for non-specialists interested in how it can be applied to genomics, and the relevance of this on policy, reimbursement, and availability of diagnostics and related therapies." --European Journal of Human Genetics
Economic Evaluation in Genomic Medicine introduces health economics and economic evaluation to genomic clinicians and researchers, while also introducing the topic to health economists. Each chapter includes an executive summary, questions, and case studies, along with supplementary online materials, including process guides, maps, flow charts, diagrams, and economic evaluation spreadsheets to enhance the learning process. The text can easily be used as course material for related graduate and undergraduate courses, providing a succinct overview of the existing, state-of-the-art application of economic evaluation to genomic healthcare and precision medicine.
1. Economic evaluation in healthcare: Evidence-based medicine and evidence-based health economics2. Genomic Medicine today: an introduction for health economists3. Economic evaluation and genomic medicine: What can they learn from each other?4. Introduction to the technical issues of economic evaluation5. Advanced methodological aspects in the economic evaluation 6. Economic evaluation in the genomic era: Some examples from the field7. Special requirements for economic evaluation and health technology assessment in genomic medicine 8. A new methodological approach for cost-effectiveness analysis in Genomic Medicine9. Conclusions and future perspectives
Subject Areas: Pharmacology [MMG], Medical genetics [MFN], Microeconomics [KCC]
