International Journal of Health Policy and Management

International Journal of Health Policy and Management

Transforming Disciplinary Traditions; Comment on “Problems and Promises of Health Technologies: The Role of Early Health Economic Modeling”

Document Type : Commentary

Authors
Pascale Lehoux 1
Hudson Silva 2
1 Department of Health Management, Evaluation and Policy, Institute of Public Health Research, University of Montreal, Montreal, QC, Canada
2 Institute of Public Health Research, University of Montreal, Montreal, QC, Canada
10.15171/ijhpm.2019.130
Abstract
Grutters et al show that economic assessments can inform the development of new health technologies at an early stage. This is an important contribution to health services and policy research, which implies a “shift away” from the more traditional forms of academic health economic modeling. Because transforming established disciplinary traditions is both valuable and demanding, we invite scholars to further the discussion on how the value of health innovations should be appraised in view of today’s societal challenges.
Keywords
Cost-Effectiveness
Health Innovation Value
System of Innovation
Priority Setting
Subjects
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International Journal of Health Policy and Management
Volume 9, Issue 7
July 2020
Pages 309-311

  • Received Date 24 October 2019
  • Revised Date 26 November 2019
  • Accepted Date 27 November 2019
  • First Published Date 01 July 2020
  • Published Date 01 July 2020