Jones Scott, Brown Amy, Barclay Vanessa, Reardon Oona
Radiation Oncology Princess Alexandra Hospital Raymond Terrace, Metro South Health Service, South Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.
Faculty of Science and Engineering, Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.
J Med Radiat Sci. 2020 Mar;67(1):87-93. doi: 10.1002/jmrs.380. Epub 2020 Feb 4.
The role of health economics in optimising patient care in medical radiation clinical settings is of increasing importance in ensuring efficient and effective service delivery. This commentary introduces health economics to medical radiation professionals by outlining the main analysis types utilised, highlighted by examples in the literature. The purpose is to provide an over-arching framework and starting point for incorporating health economics into medical radiation research study protocols.
健康经济学在优化医学放射临床环境中的患者护理方面所起的作用,对于确保高效且有效的服务提供而言愈发重要。本评论通过概述所使用的主要分析类型,并辅以文献中的实例加以突出说明,从而向医学放射专业人员介绍健康经济学。目的是提供一个总体框架以及将健康经济学纳入医学放射研究方案的起点。