Health economics

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Journal Articles

Journal Article

28/09/2023

Costs for long-term health care after a police shooting in Ontario, Canada

Raza S, Thiruchelvam D, Redelmeier DA. JAMA Netw Open. 2023;6(9):e2335831. Epub 2023 Sep 28.

Journal Article

08/09/2023

The impact of the early COVID-19 pandemic on healthcare system resource use and costs in two provinces in Canada: an interrupted time series analysis

Zeitouny S, Cheung DC, Bremner KE, Pataky RE, Pequeno P, Matelski J, Peacock S, Del Giudice ME, Lapointe-Shaw L, Tomlinson G, Mendlowitz AB, Mulder C, Tsui TCO, Perlis N, Walker JD, Sander B, Wong WWL, Krahn MD, Kulkarni GS. PLoS One. 2023; 18(9):e0290646. Epub 2023 Sep 8.

Journal Article

23/08/2023

The association between household food insecurity and healthcare costs among Canadian children

Clemens KK, Le B, Anderson KK, Comeau J, Tarasuk V, Shariff SZ. Can J Public Health. 2023; Aug 23 [Epub ahead of print].

Journal Article

18/08/2023

A province-by-province cost-effectiveness analysis and budget impact analysis of one-time birth cohort screening of hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection in Canada

Wong WWL, Haines A, Wong J, Hamadeh A, Krahn MD. Sci Rep. 2023; 13(1):13484. Epub 2023 Aug 18.

Journal Article

05/07/2023

The impact of transition of Spina Bifida Care: a retrospective population-based cohort study comparing outcomes and health care costs longitudinally from adolescence into adulthood

Playfair M, McClure JA, Le B, Cassidy C, Wang P, Welk B, Dave S. Paediatr Child Health (Oxford). 2023; Jul 5 [Epub ahead of print].

Journal Article

29/06/2023

Impact of neighborhood social deprivation on health care costs associated with TAVR

Sidhu H, Qiu F, Manoragavan R, Ko DT, Mamas MA, Sud M, Tam DY, Wijeysundera HC. Circ Cardiovasc Qual Outcomes. 2023; (7):e009761. Epub 2023 Jun 29.

Journal Article

30/05/2023

Hospital encounters and associated costs of prostate evaluation for clinically important disease MRI vs. standard evaluation procedures (PRECISE) study from a provincial-payer perspective

Seung SJ, Saherawala H, Nguyen L, Gatley JM, Liu N, Kebabdjian M, Earle C, Klotz L, Mittmann N. Can Urol Assoc J. 2023; 17(8):280-4. Epub 2023 May 30.

Journal Article

26/05/2023

Effect of free medicine distribution on health care costs in Canada over 3 years: a secondary analysis of the CLEAN Meds randomized clinical trial

Persaud N, Bedard M, Boozary A, Glazier RH, Gomes T, Hwang SW, Jüni P, Law MR, Mamdani M, Manns B, Martin D, Morgan SG, Oh P, Pinto AD, Shah BR, Sullivan F, Umali N, Thorpe KE, Tu K, Wu F, Laupacis A; CLEAN Meds study team. JAMA Health Forum. 2023; 4(5):e231127. Epub 2023 May 26.

Journal Article

17/05/2023

Does prescribing apixaban or rivaroxaban versus warfarin for patients diagnosed with atrial fibrillation save health system costs? A multivalued treatment effects analysis

Situ M, Schwarz UI, Zou G, McArthur E, Kim RB, Garg AX, Sarma S. Eur J Health Econ. 2023; May 17 [Epub ahead of print].

Journal Article

08/05/2023

Primary care services and emergency department visits in blended fee-for-service and blended capitation models: evidence from Ontario, Canada

Hong M, Devlin RA, Zaric GS, Thind A, Sarma S. Eur J Health Econ. 2023; May 8 [Epub ahead of print].

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28/09/2023

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Health economics

Journal Articles

Costs for long-term health care after a police shooting in Ontario, Canada

The impact of the early COVID-19 pandemic on healthcare system resource use and costs in two provinces in Canada: an interrupted time series analysis

The association between household food insecurity and healthcare costs among Canadian children

A province-by-province cost-effectiveness analysis and budget impact analysis of one-time birth cohort screening of hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection in Canada

The impact of transition of Spina Bifida Care: a retrospective population-based cohort study comparing outcomes and health care costs longitudinally from adolescence into adulthood

Impact of neighborhood social deprivation on health care costs associated with TAVR

Hospital encounters and associated costs of prostate evaluation for clinically important disease MRI vs. standard evaluation procedures (PRECISE) study from a provincial-payer perspective

Effect of free medicine distribution on health care costs in Canada over 3 years: a secondary analysis of the CLEAN Meds randomized clinical trial

Does prescribing apixaban or rivaroxaban versus warfarin for patients diagnosed with atrial fibrillation save health system costs? A multivalued treatment effects analysis

Primary care services and emergency department visits in blended fee-for-service and blended capitation models: evidence from Ontario, Canada

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 health care 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 health care costs

Research Programs and appointed ICES Scientists