Efficiency in health care: connecting economic evaluations with implementation objectives
Implementation scientists must recognize that CEA and BIA serve distinct purposes and are not interchangeable. Choosing the right economic evaluation tool is crucial for answering specific research questions and building research teams. Future implementation work will also need to measure efficiency so that it is sustainable.
Authors
- Douglas E. Levy (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9446-7899)
- Ramzi G. Salloum (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8139-2418)
- Todd H. Wagner (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7625-3504)
- Ties Hoomans
Institutions
- Veterans Health Administration (US)
- Massachusetts General Hospital (US)
- Department of Veterans Affairs (AU)
- University of Florida Health Science Center (US)
- London School of Economics and Political Science (GB)
- Stanford University (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Implementation Science Communications
- Published
- 2025-07-26
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s43058-025-00763-4
- Citations
- 2
- Primary Topic
- Health Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 6.26
Funders
- Northwestern University
- Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health
- Veterans Administration Medical Center
- Queensland University of Technology
- Clinical and Translational Science Institute, University of Florida