Portfolio frontier analysis: Applying mean-variance analysis to health technology assessment for health systems under pressure

Authors: Baines, D., Disegna, M. and Hartwell, C.A.

Journal: Social Science and Medicine

Volume: 276

eISSN: 1873-5347

ISSN: 0277-9536

DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2021.113830

Abstract:

The COVID-19 pandemic is challenging how healthcare technologies are evaluated, as new, more dynamic methods are required to test the cost effectiveness of alternative interventions during use rather than before initial adoption. Currently, health technology assessment (HTA) tends to be static and a priori: alternatives are compared before launch, and little evaluation occurs after implementation. We suggest a method that builds upon the current pre-launch HTA procedures by conceptualizing a mean-variance approach to the continuous evaluation of attainable portfolios of interventions in health systems. Our framework uses frontier analysis to identify the desirability of available health interventions so decision makers can choose diverse portfolios based upon information about expected returns and risks. This approach facilitates the extension of existing methods and assessments beyond the traditional concern with pre-adoption data, a much-needed innovation given the challenges posed by COVID-19.

https://eprints.bournemouth.ac.uk/35340/

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Portfolio frontier analysis: Applying mean-variance analysis to health technology assessment for health systems under pressure.

Authors: Baines, D., Disegna, M. and Hartwell, C.A.

Journal: Soc Sci Med

Volume: 276

Pages: 113830

eISSN: 1873-5347

DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2021.113830

Abstract:

The COVID-19 pandemic is challenging how healthcare technologies are evaluated, as new, more dynamic methods are required to test the cost effectiveness of alternative interventions during use rather than before initial adoption. Currently, health technology assessment (HTA) tends to be static and a priori: alternatives are compared before launch, and little evaluation occurs after implementation. We suggest a method that builds upon the current pre-launch HTA procedures by conceptualizing a mean-variance approach to the continuous evaluation of attainable portfolios of interventions in health systems. Our framework uses frontier analysis to identify the desirability of available health interventions so decision makers can choose diverse portfolios based upon information about expected returns and risks. This approach facilitates the extension of existing methods and assessments beyond the traditional concern with pre-adoption data, a much-needed innovation given the challenges posed by COVID-19.

https://eprints.bournemouth.ac.uk/35340/

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Portfolio frontier analysis: Applying mean-variance analysis to health technology assessment for health systems under pressure.

Authors: Baines, D., Disegna, M. and Hartwell, C.A.

Journal: Social science & medicine (1982)

Volume: 276

Pages: 113830

eISSN: 1873-5347

ISSN: 0277-9536

DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2021.113830

Abstract:

The COVID-19 pandemic is challenging how healthcare technologies are evaluated, as new, more dynamic methods are required to test the cost effectiveness of alternative interventions during use rather than before initial adoption. Currently, health technology assessment (HTA) tends to be static and a priori: alternatives are compared before launch, and little evaluation occurs after implementation. We suggest a method that builds upon the current pre-launch HTA procedures by conceptualizing a mean-variance approach to the continuous evaluation of attainable portfolios of interventions in health systems. Our framework uses frontier analysis to identify the desirability of available health interventions so decision makers can choose diverse portfolios based upon information about expected returns and risks. This approach facilitates the extension of existing methods and assessments beyond the traditional concern with pre-adoption data, a much-needed innovation given the challenges posed by COVID-19.

https://eprints.bournemouth.ac.uk/35340/

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Portfolio frontier analysis: Applying mean-variance analysis to health technology assessment for health systems under pressure.

Authors: Baines, D., Disegna, M. and Hartwell, C.A.

Journal: Social Science & Medicine

Volume: 276

Issue: May

ISSN: 0277-9536

Abstract:

The COVID-19 pandemic is challenging how healthcare technologies are evaluated, as new, more dynamic methods are required to test the cost effectiveness of alternative interventions during use rather than before initial adoption. Currently, health technology assessment (HTA) tends to be static and a priori: alternatives are compared before launch, and little evaluation occurs after implementation. We suggest a method that builds upon the current pre-launch HTA procedures by conceptualizing a mean-variance approach to the continuous evaluation of attainable portfolios of interventions in health systems. Our framework uses frontier analysis to identify the desirability of available health interventions so decision makers can choose diverse portfolios based upon information about expected returns and risks. This approach facilitates the extension of existing methods and assessments beyond the traditional concern with pre-adoption data, a much-needed innovation given the challenges posed by COVID-19.

https://eprints.bournemouth.ac.uk/35340/

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