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Judging Value for Money. How to get a value-for-money result by comparing extra costs with extra healthJudging Value for MoneyStep 1 of 7. Evaluation types and frameworksStep 2 of 7. DiscountingStep 3 of 7. Cost-effectiveness analysisStep 4 of 7. Cost-utility analysisStep 5 of 7. Cost-benefit analysis and investment appraisalStep 6 of 7. Budget impact analysisStep 7 of 7. Disease-area economicsCounting the Cost. How to get the cost of care by measuring the resources used and valuing themCounting the CostStep 1 of 3. Costing methodsStep 2 of 3. Productivity and indirect costsStep 3 of 3. Cost of illnessMeasuring Health Gain. How to get quality-adjusted life years by valuing health states with people's preferencesMeasuring Health GainStep 1 of 4. Clinical and patient-reported outcomesStep 2 of 4. Health utility and preference elicitationStep 3 of 4. QALYs, DALYs and summary measuresStep 4 of 4. Stated preference and monetary valuationBuilding the Model. How to get a decision model by combining the evidence on costs and outcomesBuilding the ModelStep 1 of 12. Model types and structures (general)Step 2 of 12. Decision treesStep 3 of 12. Markov and state-transition modelsWeighing the Evidence. How to get a treatment effect by combining the results of studiesWeighing the EvidenceStep 1 of 5. Trial and study designStep 2 of 5. Epidemiology and risk measuresStep 3 of 5. Statistical methodsFollow the Money. How to get a clear view of a health system by tracing where its money comes from and what it buysFollow the MoneyFollow the Money

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