Kerman University of Medical Sciences International Journal of Health Policy and Management 2322-5939 10 1 2021 01 01 It’s Not the Model, It’s the Way You Use It: Exploratory Early Health Economics Amid Complexity; Comment on “Problems and Promises of Health Technologies: The Role of Early Health Economic Modelling” 36 38 3738 10.15171/ijhpm.2020.04 EN Andrew Partington Flinders Health and Medical Research Institute, Flinders University, Adelaide, SA, Australia Macquarie University Centre for the Health Economy, Macquarie University, Macquarie Park, NSW, Australia 0000-0003-2580-3355 Jonathan Karnon Flinders Health and Medical Research Institute, Flinders University, Adelaide, SA, Australia 0000-0003-3220-2099 Journal Article 2019 10 29 <span class="fontstyle0">In a review recently published in this journal, Grutters et al outline the scope and impact of their early health economic modelling of healthcare innovations. Their reflections shed light on ways that health economists can shift-away from traditional reimbursement decision-support, towards a broader role of facilitating the exploration of existing care pathways, and the design of options to implement or discontinue healthcare services. This is a crucial role in organisations that face constant pressure to react and adapt with changes to their existing service configurations, but where there may exist significant disagreement and uncertainty on the extent to which change is warranted. Such dynamics are known to create complex implementation environments, where changes risk being poorly implemented or fail to be sustained. In this commentary, we extend the discussion by Grutters et al on early health economic modelling, to the evaluation of complex interventions and systems. We highlight how early health economic modelling can contribute to a participatory approach for ongoing learning and development within healthcare organisations.</span> https://www.ijhpm.com/article_3738_16738419b15b05e74e1ecb164430bfa8.pdf