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Quality Adjusted Life Years — (QALYs) A measure, developed by health economists, which incorporates an assessment of quality of life into life expectancies. The aim is to facilitate resource allocation using cost benefit analysis , by providing a single measure of the value… … Dictionary of sociology
Cost–utility analysis — (CUA) is a form of financial analysis used to guide procurement decisions. The most common and well known application of this analysis is in pharmacoeconomics, especially health technology assessment (HTA). Contents 1 CUA in health economics 1.1… … Wikipedia
Quality-adjusted life years — Quality adjusted life years, or QALYs, is a way of measuring disease burden, including both the quality and the quantity of life lived, as a means of quantifying in benefit of a medical intervention. The QALY model requires utility independent,… … Wikipedia
Cost-Effectiveness Analysis Registry — The Cost Effectiveness Analysis Registry was developed by the Center for the Evaluation of Value and Risk in Health at the Institute for Clinical Research and Health Policy Studies, Tufts Medical Center, Boston, MA. The Registry contains detailed … Wikipedia
Cost-utility analysis — (CUA) is a form of economic analysis used to guide procurement decisions. The most common and well known application of this analysis is in pharmacoeconomics, especially health technology assessment (HTA).CUA in health economicsIn health… … Wikipedia
QALY — est l acronyme anglais de « Quality Adjusted Life Year » ou « année de vie ajustée par sa qualité ». Cet indicateur économique visant à estimer la valeur de la vie a été proposé en 1977 par Weinstein et Stason. Il est issue de … Wikipédia en Français
Time-trade-off — (TTO) is a tool used in health economics to help determine the quality of life of a patient or group. The individual will be presented with a set of directions such as:Imagine that you are told that you have 10 years left to live. In connection… … Wikipedia
Global health — is a field at the intersection of several social science disciplines demography, economics, epidemiology, political economy and sociology. It focuses on determinants and distribution of health in international contexts. The term global health… … Wikipedia
Criticism of the National Health Service — The logo of the NHS for England. The colour, NHS Blue (Pantone 300, coincidentally the same as the blue of the Flag of Scotland), is used on signs and leaflets throughout the NHS in England. The National Health Service (NHS) is the publicly… … Wikipedia
Qualitätskorrigiertes Lebensjahr — Ein qualitätskorrigiertes Lebensjahr (englisch quality adjusted life year oder QALY) ist eine Kennzahl für die Bewertung eines Lebensjahres in Relation zur Gesundheit. Ein QALY von 1 bedeutet ein Jahr in voller Gesundheit, während ein QALY von 0… … Deutsch Wikipedia
