Using economic evaluations in implementation science to increase transparency in costs and outcomes for organizational decision-makers.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Economic evaluations frequently are utilized to compare the value of different interventions in medicine and health in concrete terms. Implementation science also would benefit from the incorporation of economic evaluations, but such studies are rare in the literature. The National Cancer Institute has supported a special collection of articles focusing on economic evaluations in implementation science. Even when interventions are supported by substantial evidence, they are implemented infrequently in the field. Implementation costs are important determinants for whether organizational decision-makers choose to adopt an intervention and whether the implementation process is successful. Economic evaluations, such as cost-effectiveness analyses, can help organizational dec

SUBMITTER: Saldana L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9004101 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature