کد مقاله کد نشریه سال انتشار مقاله انگلیسی نسخه تمام متن
2969450 1178912 2006 7 صفحه PDF دانلود رایگان
عنوان انگلیسی مقاله ISI
Conducting an economic analysis to assess the electrocardiogram's value
موضوعات مرتبط
علوم پزشکی و سلامت پزشکی و دندانپزشکی کاردیولوژی و پزشکی قلب و عروق
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Conducting an economic analysis to assess the electrocardiogram's value
چکیده انگلیسی

Background and PurposeHealth economic analyses seek to assess the relative value (cost vs health benefit trade-offs) of medical technologies. However, these methods have been underused in studies of the electrocardiogram (ECG).MethodsWe develop a framework for the economic evaluation of the ECG as a decision support tool within broader treatment strategies. We then apply this framework to the development of an economic study protocol for the Prehospital Wireless Transmission of Electrocardiograms to a Cardiologist via a Hand-held Device Multicenter study.ResultsOur framework defines key cost-effectiveness concepts and describes alternative methods for estimating medical costs and health benefits. We demonstrate how this framework has been applied to develop the Prehospital Wireless Transmission of Electrocardiograms to a Cardiologist via a Hand-held Device Multicenter economic protocol.ConclusionsThe conduct of health economic studies alongside ECG clinical studies could provide important information for those seeking to promote newer ECG applications that require significant financial investments.

ناشر
Database: Elsevier - ScienceDirect (ساینس دایرکت)
Journal: Journal of Electrocardiology - Volume 39, Issue 2, April 2006, Pages 241–247
نویسندگان
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