The use of health utility in cost-utility analysis: A systematic review in substance use disorders.

Background And Aim: We aim to identify within-trial and modelled Cost-Utility Analysis (CUA) in substance use disorders (SUD) and review the applicability assessment associated with health utility used in modelled CUA.

Study Design And Methods: We searched Medline, Embase, EconLit and the Pharmaceutical Benefits Advisory Committee (PBAC) databases. A global systematic literature search was undertaken to determine the CUA of SUD interventions.

Health utilities among Aboriginal people attending residential rehabilitation services in New South Wales, Australia: An observational follow-up study.

Introduction: There have been no published studies reporting health utilities among Aboriginal people attending residential rehabilitation for substance use treatment. This study aims to examine health utilities for Aboriginal people in residential rehabilitation and investigate the association between health utilities and length of stay.

Methods: EuroQol-5 Dimension 5-level (EQ-5D-5L) raw data collected from three residential rehabilitation services in New South Wales, Australia was transferred into a quality-adjusted health index using EQ-5D-5L Crosswalk Index Value Calculator.

Management of personal protective equipment during the COVID-19 pandemic in England and the state of New York: A comparative case study.

Background: The COVID-19 crisis placed extraordinary demands on the supply of personal protective equipment (PPE) at the beginning of 2020. These were coupled with shocks to the supply chain resulting from the disease. Many typically well-resourced health systems faced subsequent shortages of equipment and had to implement new strategies to manage their stocks.