Challenges and recommendations for collecting and quantifying implementation costs in practice: a qualitative interview study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The cost of implementation is typically not accounted for in published economic evaluations, which determine the relative value for money of health innovations and are important for allocating scarce resources. Despite key papers outlining relevant implementation costs, they continue to be under reported in the literature and often not considered in practice. This study sought to understand and outline current practices for capturing the costs associated with implementation efforts, with examples from the digital health setting.

Methods

A qualitative study of semi-structured interviews with purposefully sampled experts in implementation science, health economics and/or digital health was conducted. The interview guide was informed by a literature review and was pi

SUBMITTER: Donovan T 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11468373 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature