@article{ref1,
title="Cost Utility Analyses in International Disaster Responses-Where Are They?",
journal="Prehospital and disaster medicine",
year="2012",
author="Zoraster, Richard M.",
volume="27",
number="2",
pages="198-203",
abstract="International health care providers have flocked to Haiti and other disaster-affected countries in record numbers. Anecdotal articles often give &quot;body counts&quot; to describe what was accomplished, followed months later by articles suggesting outcomes could have been better. Mention will be made that various interventions were &quot;expensive,&quot; or not the best use of limited funds. But there is very little science to post-intervention evaluations, especially with regard to the value for the money spent. This is surprising, because a large body of literature exists with regard to the Cost Utility Analysis (CUA) of health care interventions. Applying reproducible metrics to disaster interventions will help improve performance.This study will: (1) introduce and explain basic CUA; (2) review why the application of CUA is difficult in disaster settings; (3) consider how disasters may be unique with regard to CUA; (4) demonstrate past and theoretical utilization of CUA in disaster settings; and (5) suggest future utilization of CUA by healthcare providers in Disaster Response.Zoraster R. Cost utility analyses in international disaster responses-where are they? Prehosp Disaster Med. 2012;27(2):1-6.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="1049-023X",
doi="10.1017/S1049023X12000477",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/S1049023X12000477"
}