Health economics

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Journal Articles

Journal Article

22/10/2025

Physician payment models and preventive cancer screening: a population-based retrospective cohort analysis from Ontario, Canada

Bai Y, Devlin RA, Habbous S, Jaakkimainen L, Sarma S. Fam Pract. 2025; 42(6):cmaf076.

Journal Article

21/10/2025

Most costly and prevalent reasons for hospitalization in children with medical complexity in Ontario, Canada

Hessey E, Thavam T, Mahant S, Cohen E, Zhu J, Buchanan F, To T, Gill PJ; Ontario Pediatric Hospital Care Study Group (OPHCSG) and the Canadian Paediatric Inpatient Research Network (PIRN). J Hosp Med. 2025; Oct 21 [Epub ahead of print].

Journal Article

08/10/2025

Pembrolizumab vs. chemotherapy in the first-line setting of PD-L1 ≥ 50% metastatic non-small cell lung cancer: a real-world cost-effectiveness analysis

Liu B, Parmar A, Luo J, Dai WF, Chan KKW. Eur J Health Econ. 2025; Oct 8 [Epub ahead of print].

Journal Article

07/10/2025

Impact of direct oral anticoagulant uptake on hospitalizations for stroke/transient ischemic attack, intracranial hemorrhage, and gastrointestinal bleeding in individuals with atrial fibrillation: a population-based study

Antoniou T, McCormack D, Wang T, Tadrous M, Gomes T. Fundam Clin Pharmacol. 2025; 39(6):e70051.

Journal Article

25/09/2025

Palliative care with tracheostomy or gastrostomy tube use and end-of-life quality and costs among patients with head and neck cancer

Fu R, Sutradhar R, Li Q, Villemure-Poliquin N, Chan KKW, Karam I, Hallet J, Eskander A. JAMA Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2025; Sep 25 [Epub ahead of print].

Journal Article

17/07/2025

Association of frailty with healthcare utilization and days alive at home in patients with gynecologic cancers: a population-based study

Nguyen JM, Zigras T, Gayowsky A, Marcucci M, Costa A, Vicus D, Nica A, Hogen L, Perez R. Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2025; S0002-9378(25)00488-0. Epub 2025 Jul 17.

Journal Article

17/07/2025

Patients with head and neck cancer and high health care costs: a population-based study

Villemure-Poliquin N, Fu R, Li Q, Ayoo K, Chan KKW, Karam I, Wright FC, Coburn NG, Hallet J, Eskander A. JAMA Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2025; e251976. Epub 2025 Jul 17.

Journal Article

09/07/2025

A longitudinal analysis of the economic cost of all phases of TB care in a low incidence setting

Ramsay LC, Brode SK, Rea E, Barrett K, Hernandez A, Iragorri N, Liu K, Macdonald L, Sander B. IJTLD Open. 2025; 2(7):404-411.

Journal Article

24/06/2025

Healthcare resource utilisation and costs associated with hypertension in children and adolescents: a population-based cohort study

Hussain J, Ahmed R, Robinson CH, Jeyakumar N, Smith G, Brady TM, Dart AB, Dionne J, Karam S, McKay A, Parekh RS, Sinha MD, South AM, Vincent C, Chanchlani R. Lancet Reg Health Am. 2025; 48:101157.

Journal Article

31/05/2025

Is Ontario ready for the health costs associated with dementia?

Bronskill SE, Maclagan LC, Mondor L, Fu L, Guan J, Sewell IJ, Iaboni A, Swartz RH, Maxwell CJ, de Oliveira C. Healthc Q. 2025; 28(1):7-11.

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28/09/2023

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Health economics

Journal Articles

Physician payment models and preventive cancer screening: a population-based retrospective cohort analysis from Ontario, Canada

Most costly and prevalent reasons for hospitalization in children with medical complexity in Ontario, Canada

Pembrolizumab vs. chemotherapy in the first-line setting of PD-L1 ≥ 50% metastatic non-small cell lung cancer: a real-world cost-effectiveness analysis

Impact of direct oral anticoagulant uptake on hospitalizations for stroke/transient ischemic attack, intracranial hemorrhage, and gastrointestinal bleeding in individuals with atrial fibrillation: a population-based study

Palliative care with tracheostomy or gastrostomy tube use and end-of-life quality and costs among patients with head and neck cancer

Association of frailty with healthcare utilization and days alive at home in patients with gynecologic cancers: a population-based study

Patients with head and neck cancer and high health care costs: a population-based study

A longitudinal analysis of the economic cost of all phases of TB care in a low incidence setting

Healthcare resource utilisation and costs associated with hypertension in children and adolescents: a population-based cohort study

Is Ontario ready for the health costs associated with dementia?

News Releases

New research calls for improved mental healthcare after police shootings

Virtual care associated with significant environmental and patient cost savings

Nearly one-tenth of provincial healthcare budget spent on senior high-cost users

New study suggests same-day discharge after non-surgical heart procedure could save money and free up hospital beds

Ontario pediatric emergency departments order fewer low-value imaging tests than US counterparts

Incentive payments for family doctors may not have intended results

More than one in three adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities are high-cost healthcare patients

One in five physicians were responsible for ordering nearly 40 per cent of low-value screening tests

How family physicians are paid linked to their rate of referral to specialists

Ten days or more in the ICU after cardiac surgery tied to high risk of death and healthcare costs

Research Programs and appointed ICES Scientists