Social And Decision Maker Preferences For Priority Setting In Health Care Resource Allocation
Funder
National Health and Medical Research Council
Funding Amount
$273,051.00
Summary
All countries face the question of how best to allocate scarce health care resources. This leads to questions such as do we value health gains to different people (e.g. young versus old) differently, or different types of health gain (improved quality of life or life extension) differently? Survey methods will be used to investigate how members of society and “decision makers” prioritise different types of health gain. Results will help Australia to make informed resource allocation decisions.
Increasing Population Health By Making Better Funding Decisions: Estimation Of The Cost-effectiveness Threshold For The Australian Health System
Funder
National Health and Medical Research Council
Funding Amount
$341,368.00
Summary
This project will estimate the Australian opportunity cost of decisions to fund new health care technologies, such as pharmaceuticals and medical devices. The opportunity cost represents the health benefits that could be achieved if the resources used to fund a new technology are used to fund the best alternative technology or service instead. We will then disseminate the information to decision makers, to improve funding decisions, and hence the efficiency of the Australian health care system.
Ensuring The Sustainability Of Care For People With Dementia Now And Into The Future
Funder
National Health and Medical Research Council
Funding Amount
$717,063.00
Summary
Ensuring adequate the funding of appropriate and timely care is available for people living with dementia is a key concern for the public and for governments. This research will develop new methods of measuring the effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of treatments and care packages for people with dementia. This will help ensure the sustainability of our health and social care system into the future by directing scarce resources into programs most likely to be of benefit.
Centre For Research Excellence In Reducing Healthcare Associated Infection
Funder
National Health and Medical Research Council
Funding Amount
$2,495,795.00
Summary
Each year in Australia 180,000 patients suffer a healthcare associated infection. Risk can be reduced with relatively simple technology but substantial costs arise with system wide adoption and monitoring. The economic paradigm is that funds can be invested for infection reduction to save costs and lives. The CRE will reveal the cost-effectiveness of infection control programmes and show health services decision-makers how to improve patient outcomes, save resources and save lives.
The effect of competition and doctor heterogeneity on prices charged by doctors. Prices charged by doctors can have important effects on health care costs, access to health care and health status. This research will examine the determinants of prices charged by doctors. The results will be important in understanding the pricing practices of doctors and their impact on health care costs.