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Patient and public involvement in health technology decision-making processes i...
Lopes,Ana Carolina de Freitas; Novaes,Hillegonda Maria Dutilh; Soárez,Patricia Coelho deABSTRACT OBJECTIVE The study aims to characterize and discuss the processes of patient and public involvement (PPI) in the Brazilian Health Regulatory Agency (Anvisa), the National Committee for Health Technology Incorporation (Conitec), and the National Agency for Supplementary Health (ANS) in Brazil. METHODS This is an exploratory, descriptive, and comparative study, conducted by analyzing the public document...
Cost effectiveness of the cancer prevention program for carriers of the BRCA1/2...
Ramos,Marcelo Cristiano de Azevedo; Folgueira,Maria Aparecida Azevedo Koike; Maistro,Simone; Campolina,Alessandro Gonçalves; Soárez,Patricia Coelho deABSTRACT OBJECTIVE: To analyze the cost effectiveness of the diagnostic program for the germline mutation in BRCA1/2 genes and of preventative strategies for the relatives of patients diagnosed with ovarian cancer associated with this mutation. METHODS: The study analyzed the cost effectiveness by developing an analysis of the Markov decision process from the perspective of the National Health System. The strat...
Healthcare resource utilization and costs of outpatient follow-up after liver t...
Soárez,Patricia Coelho de; Lara,Amanda Nazareth; Sartori,Ana Marli Christovam; Abdala,Edson; Haddad,Luciana Bertocco de PaivaCONTEXT AND OBJECTIVE:Data on the costs of outpatient follow-up after liver transplantation are scarce in Brazil. The purpose of the present study was to estimate the direct medical costs of the outpatient follow-up after liver transplantation, from the first outpatient visit after transplantation to five years after transplantation.DESIGN AND SETTING:Cost description study conducted in a university hospital in...
Polio inactivated vaccine costs into routine childhood immunization in Brazil
Sartori,Ana Marli Christovam; Vicentine,Margarete Paganotti; Gryninger,Lígia Castelloni Figueiredo; Soárez,Patricia Coelho deOBJECTIVE To analyze the costs of vaccination regimens for introducing inactivated polio vaccine in routine immunization in Brazil.METHODS A cost analysis was conducted for vaccines in five vaccination regimens, including inactivated polio vaccine, compared with the oral polio vaccine-only regimen. The costs of the vaccines were estimated for routine use and for the “National Immunization Days”, during when the...
Health technology assessment in Brazil: what do healthcare system players think...
Ferraz,Marcos Bosi; Soárez,Patricia Coelho de; Zucchi,PaolaCONTEXT AND OBJECTIVES: The health technology assessment (HTA) process has been developed locally. The aim of this study was to describe, analyze and compare the opinions of participants in international health economics symposia about the HTA process used in Brazil. DESIGN AND SETTING: Observational cross-sectional study at the 2006 and 2008 International Health Economics Symposia, in São Paulo. METHODS: A str...
Hospitalization rates for pneumococcal disease in Brazil, 2004 - 2006
Novaes,Hillegonda Maria Dutilh; Sartori,Ana Marli Christovam; Soárez,Patricia Coelho deOBJECTIVE: To estimate hospitalization rates for pneumococcal disease based on the Brazilian Hospital Information System (SIH). METHODS: Descriptive study based on the Hospital Information System of Brazilian National Health System data from January 2004 to December 2006: number of hospitalizations and deaths for pneumococcal meningitis, pneumococcal sepsis, pneumococcal pneumonia and Streptococcus pneumoniae a...