Journal article
Differences in primary health care delivery to Australias Indigenous population: A template for use in economic evaluations
KS Ong, R Carter, M Kelaher, I Anderson
BMC Health Services Research | Published : 2012
Abstract
Background: Health economics is increasingly used to inform resource allocation decision-making, however, there is comparatively little evidence relevant to minority groups. In part, this is due to lack of cost and effectiveness data specific to these groups upon which economic evaluations can be based. Consequently, resource allocation decisions often rely on mainstream evidence which may not be representative, resulting in inequitable funding decisions. This paper describes a method to overcome this deficiency for Australias Indigenous population. A template has been developed which can adapt mainstream health intervention data to the Indigenous setting. Methods: The Indigenous Health Serv..
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Funding Acknowledgements
This research, as part of the Assessing Cost Effectiveness - Prevention (ACE-Prevention) project, was funded by the National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) of Australia. Additional funding for Project Steering Committee meetings, data collection and writing of the manuscript was provided by the Lowitja Institute, Australia's National Institute for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Research. A postgraduate research scholarship was provided by the University of Melbourne. The opinions, results and conclusions reported in this paper are those of the authors and are independent from the funding sources.