Economic evaluations on centralisation of specialised healthcare services: a systematic review of methods

Nawaraj Bhattarai, Peter McMeekin, Christopher Price, Luke Vale
2016 BMJ Open  
Objective: To systematically review and appraise the quality of economic evaluations assessing centralisation of specialised healthcare services. Methods: A systematic review to identify economic evaluations on centralisation of any specialised healthcare service. Full economic evaluations comparing costs and consequences of centralisation of any specialised healthcare service were eligible for inclusion. Methodological characteristics of included studies were appraised using checklists adapted from recommended guidelines.
doi:10.1136/bmjopen-2016-011214 pmid:27154484 pmcid:PMC4861117 fatcat:qe5ts4p6cje5nkprjvnljmnwfy