The European Centre for Social Welfare Policy and Research supports the Sustainable Development Goals
As the relevance of eHealth in the provision of healthcare is rapidly increasing, decision-makers require information to help them find out which innovations are worthwhile. Economic evaluation of healthcare technologies may provide suitable methods to assess cost and outcomes of eHealth in a comparative fashion. However, the idiosyncrasies of eHealth may pose methodological challenges that need to be addressed adequately.
This study aimed at reviewing current methods for the economic evaluation of eHealth and identified methodological challenges, together with potential solutions. In addition, we reviewed a number of use cases, where eHealth applications have been implemented in patient care elsewhere in Europe, with a particular view on related decision-making processes.
The European Centre for Social Welfare Policy and Research supports the Sustainable Development Goals