title: Economic evaluation in cardiology.
abstract: For a variety of reasons, the demand and supply of healthcare services is changing daily and expenditure on healthcare services is increasing with rates well above those of the gross domestic product in most countries, regardless of geography, economic development, and population health status. As resources are scarce, it is necessary to ensure that they are allocated in uses that maximize overall health societal benefit. Economic evaluation of healthcare technologies and interventions is a tool designed to assist decision makers in allocating budgets in ways that will maximize value for money spent. This paper explains the economic approach from the perspective of cardiology.
authors.affiliation: Department of Health Services Management, National School of Public Health, 196 Alexandras Avenue, 11522 Athens, Greece. nmaniadakis@esdy.edu.gr
authors.forename: Nikos
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Maniadakis
authors.forename: Panos
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Vardas
authors.forename: Lorenzo G
authors.initials: LG
authors.lastname: Mantovani
authors.forename: Giovanni
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Fattore
authors.forename: Giuseppe
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Boriani
mesh_terms: D002309:Cardiology / Q000191:economics*; D003362:Cost-Benefit Analysis; D003695:Delivery of Health Care / Q000191:economics*; D005060:Europe; D017048:Health Care Costs; D015276:Health Care Rationing / Q000191:economics*; D006801:Humans; D018803:Models, Economic; D040841:Resource Allocation / Q000191:economics*