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A Model for Estimating the Cost-Utility of Clinical Audit: The Example of Thrombolysis for Suspected Acute Myocardial Infarction

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  10 March 2009

Michael B. Robinson ,
Elizabeth Thompson  and
Nick A. Black
Michael B. Robinson
Affiliation:
London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine
Elizabeth Thompson
Affiliation:
London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine
Nick A. Black
Affiliation:
London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine
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Abstract

Economic evaluation of quality assurance programs is often called for but rarely reported. A study was designed to estimate the cost-utility of audit of thrombolysis in four U.K. district general hospitals, using the quality-adjusted life year. Although the results obtained were imprecise, the model used could be applied in future evaluations.

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International Journal of Technology Assessment in Health Care , Volume 14 , Issue 1 , Winter 1998 , pp. 161 - 171
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1998

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