Michael Drummond

TL;DR: The fourth edition of the Methods for the Economic Evaluation of Health Care Programmes as mentioned in this paper has been thoroughly revised and updated, making it essential reading for anyone commissioning, undertaking, or using economic evaluations in health care, including health service professionals, health economists, and health care decision makers.

TL;DR: The second edition of the first edition of this book was published in 1987 as discussed by the authors, and the second edition includes new chapters on collection and analysis of data and on the presentation and use of data.

TL;DR: The role of health economics is becoming firmly established in the evaluation of health care programs and can serve as a basic text for students hoping to understand the complex methodologies of economic evaluation.

TL;DR: The BMJ set up a working party on economic evaluation to improve the quality of submitted and published economic articles as discussed by the authors, with the focus on full economic evaluations comparing two or more health care interventions and considering both costs and consequences.

TL;DR: The Consolidated Health Economic Evaluation Reporting Standards (CHEERS) statement is an attempt to consolidate and update previous health economic evaluation guidelines into one current, useful reporting guidance and it is hoped that this guidance will lead to more consistent and transparent reporting, and ultimately, better health decisions.