- Research areas
- Health economics
Health economics
AIHTA health economic projects address issues of efficient resource use focussing on benefit and safety for patients. The analyses are intended to provide sound evidence for health policy decisions by considering economic conditions, most importantly limited resources.
Research projects
ThemenCheck Medizin (IQWIG): Depression in children and adolescents - Does psychotherapy lead to better results compared to other therapies? (HT19-04) (Health Economics and Ethics)
Project leaders: Ingrid Zechmeister-Koss
Project team: Christoph Strohmaier
Duration: January 2020 – September 2020
Language: German
In co-operation with: Department for Evidence Based Medicine / DUK
Lung cancer screening in risk groups Systematic review(s) of effectiveness and utility (part 1) Costs and budgetary consequences (part 2)
Project leaders: Claudia Wild (part 1), Ingrid Zechmeister-Koss (part 2)
Project team:
- Thomas Semlitsch (IAVEM) & EUnetHTA partners (IQWIG, potentially others) (part 1)
- Christan Böhler, Sarah Wolf (part 2)
Duration: May 2020 – November 2020
Language: English with German summary
Publications:
HTA Project report No. 132a: http://eprints.aihta.at/1282/ (part 1)
HTA Projektbericht Nro 132b: https://eprints.aihta.at/1283 (part 2)
Molecular genetic diagnostics as a triage mechanism in cardiology using the example of familial hypercholesterolemia: Organisational and ethical implications (part 1) and economic effects (part 2)
Project team: Christoph Strohmaier
Project lead: Melanie Walter (part 1), Christoph Strohmaier (part 2)
Duration: May 2020 – October 2020
Language: English (with German summary)
Publication: HTA Project report No. 130: http://eprints.aihta.at/1281/
ThemenCheck Medizin: Winter Depression – Do non-pharmaceutical procedures such as light therapy and vitamin therapy lead to superior outcomes? (Health Economics and Ethics)
Project leaders: Ingrid Zechmeister-Koss
Project team: Christoph Strohmaier
Duration: October 2018 – March 2020
Suggested by (resp. Principal): Co-operation with Donau-Universität Krems (DUK) (Institute for Quality and Efficiency in Health Care/IQWiG, Cologne)
Language: German
Publication: IQWiG ThemenCheck Medizin (HTA Report)
Minimum Volume Standards in Day and Ambulatory Surgery
Project leaders: Christoph Strohmaier
Project team: Christoph Strohmaier
Duration: April 2019 -November 2019
Suggested by: The Main Association of Austrian Social Insurance Institutions (HVB)
Language: English (with German summary)
Drug pricing and reimbursement in the inpatient sector in Austria: Approaches for a transparent and evidence-based process taking into account international experience
Project leaders: Sarah Wolf
Project team: Sarah Wolf, Claudia Wild
Duration: April 2018 – November 2018
Suggested by: Representatives of federal states
Language: German (with English abstract)
Publication: LBI-HTA Project report No. 109: https://eprints.aihta.at/1183
Percutaneous aortic valve replacement in Austria (Part II): Data analysis
Project leaders: Martin Robausch
Project team: Martin Robausch, Robert Emprechtinger
Duration: Mai 2017 – November 2017
On behalf of the Federal States
Publication: LBI-HTA Project report No. 95b: https://eprints.aihta.at/1141/
Transthoracic Echocardiography: Use in Austria and Guideline recommendations for appropriate use
Project leaders: Robert Emprechtinger
Project team: Robert Emprechtinger, Martin Robausch
Duration: May 2017 – November 2017
On behalf of the Main Association of Austrian Social Insurance Institutions
Publikation: LBI-HTA Projektbericht Nr. 98: https://eprints.aihta.at/1158/
"Social Return On Investment“ for Child and Adolescence Health – Outcomes, Methods and Economic Parameters
Suggested by: Main Association of the Austrian Social Security Institutions
Duration: April 2017 – November 2017
Publication: LBI-HTA Project report No. 95b: https://eprints.aihta.at/1142/
Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation (Part I): A systematic review of economic evaluations
Project leaders: Sarah Wolf
Project team: Sarah Wolf
Project support: Ingrid Zechmeister-Koss
Duration: May 2017 – September 2017
Suggested by: Representatives of federal states
Publication: LBI-HTA Projektbericht No. 95: https://eprints.aihta.at/1139
