Update of the Dutch manual for costing studies in health care

Kanters, TA; Bouwmans, CAM; Van Der Linden, N; Tan, SS; Hakkaart-van Roijen, L

Update of the Dutch manual for costing studies in health care

Kanters, TA Bouwmans, CAM Van Der Linden, N Tan, SS Hakkaart-van Roijen, L

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Citation:: PLoS ONE, 2017, 12 (11)
Issue Date:: 2017-11-01

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dc.contributor.author	Kanters, TA	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Bouwmans, CAM	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Van Der Linden, N	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Tan, SS	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Hakkaart-van Roijen, L	en_US
dc.date.available	2017-10-20	en_US
dc.date.issued	2017-11-01	en_US
dc.identifier.citation	PLoS ONE, 2017, 12 (11)	en_US
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10453/120394
dc.description.abstract	© 2017 Kanters et al. This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited. Objectives: Dutch health economic guidelines include a costing manual, which describes preferred research methodology for costing studies and reference prices to ensure high quality studies and comparability between study outcomes. This paper describes the most important revisions of the costing manual compared to the previous version. Methods: An online survey was sent out to potential users of the costing manual to identify topics for improvement. The costing manual was aligned with contemporary health economic guidelines. All methodology sections and parameter values needed for costing studies, particularly reference prices, were updated. An expert panel of health economists was consulted several times during the review process. The revised manual was reviewed by two members of the expert panel and by reviewers of the Dutch Health Care Institute. Results: The majority of survey respondents was satisfied with content and usability of the existing costing manual. Respondents recommended updating reference prices and adding some particular commonly needed reference prices. Costs categories were adjusted to the international standard: 1) costs within the health care sector; 2) patient and family costs; and 3) costs in other sectors. Reference prices were updated to reflect 2014 values. The methodology chapter was rewritten to match the requirements of the costing manual and preferences of the users. Reference prices for nursing days of specific wards, for diagnostic procedures and nurse practitioners were added. Conclusions: The usability of the costing manual was increased and parameter values were updated. The costing manual became integrated in the new health economic guidelines.	en_US
dc.relation.ispartof	PLoS ONE	en_US
dc.relation.isbasedon	10.1371/journal.pone.0187477	en_US
dc.subject.classification	General Science & Technology	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	Humans	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	Family	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	Health Care Costs	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	Delivery of Health Care	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	Netherlands	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	Manuals as Topic	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	Surveys and Questionnaires	en_US
dc.title	Update of the Dutch manual for costing studies in health care	en_US
dc.type	Journal Article
utslib.citation.volume	11	en_US
utslib.citation.volume	12	en_US
utslib.for	1117 Public Health and Health Services	en_US
pubs.embargo.period	Not known	en_US
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Faculty of Business
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Strength - CHERE - Centre for Health Economics Research and Evaluation
utslib.copyright.status	open_access
pubs.issue	11	en_US
pubs.publication-status	Published	en_US
pubs.volume	12	en_US

Abstract:

© 2017 Kanters et al. This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited. Objectives: Dutch health economic guidelines include a costing manual, which describes preferred research methodology for costing studies and reference prices to ensure high quality studies and comparability between study outcomes. This paper describes the most important revisions of the costing manual compared to the previous version. Methods: An online survey was sent out to potential users of the costing manual to identify topics for improvement. The costing manual was aligned with contemporary health economic guidelines. All methodology sections and parameter values needed for costing studies, particularly reference prices, were updated. An expert panel of health economists was consulted several times during the review process. The revised manual was reviewed by two members of the expert panel and by reviewers of the Dutch Health Care Institute. Results: The majority of survey respondents was satisfied with content and usability of the existing costing manual. Respondents recommended updating reference prices and adding some particular commonly needed reference prices. Costs categories were adjusted to the international standard: 1) costs within the health care sector; 2) patient and family costs; and 3) costs in other sectors. Reference prices were updated to reflect 2014 values. The methodology chapter was rewritten to match the requirements of the costing manual and preferences of the users. Reference prices for nursing days of specific wards, for diagnostic procedures and nurse practitioners were added. Conclusions: The usability of the costing manual was increased and parameter values were updated. The costing manual became integrated in the new health economic guidelines.

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