Cost-effectiveness simulation analysis of medical services for COVID-19 in Wuhan city
10.3760/cma.j.cn111325-20210901-00804
- VernacularTitle:武汉市新冠肺炎医疗服务成本-效果模拟分析
- Author:
Juntao YAN
1
;
Yingyao CHEN
Author Information
1. 复旦大学公共卫生学院 国家卫生健康委员会卫生技术评估重点实验室（复旦大学），上海 200032
- Keywords:
COVID-19;
Medical services;
Cost-effectiveness;
Simulation;
Wuhan city
- From:
Chinese Journal of Hospital Administration
2022;38(4):315-320
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
Objective:To analyze the cost-effectiveness simulation of medical services for COVID-19 epidemic in Wuhan city based on the social perspective, for the sake of providing references and suggestions to deal with possible public health emergencies in the future.Methods:Through policy documents and literature review, interview survey and Delphi method, the cost and cost-effectiveness of medical services for COVID-19 in Wuhan were simulated based on the decision-tree model, from December 27, 2019 to April 26, 2020.Results:The average curing cost of per patient diagnosed with COVID-19 in Wuhan was 175 462.10 yuan, a figure calculated in the baseline that these epidemic prevention and control measures were taken on January 23, 2020. In Hypothesis 1 (with epidemic prevention and control measures taken one week before), the cost was 164 552.43 yuan, and in Hypothesis 2 (with epidemic prevention and control measures taken one week later), the cost was 187 542.37 yuan. Compared with the baseline, the incremental cost-effectiveness ratio of the medical service for COVID-19 in Wuhan under Hypothesis 1 was 183 000 yuan per patient, which was more cost effective.Conclusions:The public health prevention and control measures played an important role during the COVID-19 epidemic in Wuhan. With the cost-effectiveness simulation results taken into account, this study can provide decision-makers with better references in likewise events.
