Introduction -- Economics -- Health economics -- Economic Appraisal: A General Framework -- Economic Appraisal: The Nuts and Bolts -- Changes Arising from the Adoption of Infection Control Programs -- Measuring the Cost of Healthcare Acquired Infections -- Measuring the Cost of Implementing Infection Control Programs -- Preventing HAI and the Health Benefi ts that Result -- Dissecting a Published Economic Appraisal -- Economic Facts and the Infection Control Environment -- Appendix
Summary
Presents an analytic framework for dealing with healthcare aquired infection. This book explains the role of health economists in general and in terms of infection prevention and control. It introduces the concept of economic appraisal, showing how to frame the problem, evaluate and use data, and account for uncertainty
