02917nam 22004935 450 991035021980332120200706123619.0981-13-5793-510.1007/978-981-13-5793-0(CKB)5340000000061434(MiAaPQ)EBC5928038(DE-He213)978-981-13-5793-0(PPN)26217507X(EXLCZ)99534000000006143420190903d2019 u| 0engurcnu||||||||txtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierHealth Technology Assessment in Japan Policy, Pharmacoeconomic Methods and Guidelines, Value, and Beyond /by Isao Kamae1st ed. 2019.Singapore :Springer Singapore :Imprint: Adis,2019.1 online resource (xvi, 269 pages) illustrations981-13-5792-7 1. Basics to Know -- 2. New HTA Policy in Japan -- 3. MHLW Guideline for Cost-effectiveness Analysis -- 4. How to Appraise -- 5. Exercises for Powerful Assessment -- 6. Intermediate Level Methods -- 7．Advanced Research Topics.Representing the first book on the topic, this work offers the reader an introduction to the Japanese systems for health technology assessment (HTA) officially introduced by the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare (MHLW) in 2016. Policy and guidelines are discussed, with the relevant methods and conditions of cost-effectiveness analysis explained alongside. Numerous instructive examples and exercises, ranging from basic to advanced, impart valuable knowledge and insight on the quantitative methods for economic evaluation, which will appeal to both beginners and experts. This guidebook is authored by Japan’s foremost expert in HTA and pharmacoeconomics, with a view to strengthening the reader’s expertise in value-based healthcare and decision-making. The methods presented are essential to informing regulatory, local and patient decisions; as such, the book is equally recommended to industry and government, as well as academia, and anyone with an interest in Japanese HTA.Health economicsPharmacy managementHealth Economicshttps://scigraph.springernature.com/ontologies/product-market-codes/W35000Pharmacoeconomics and Health Outcomeshttps://scigraph.springernature.com/ontologies/product-market-codes/H69020Health economics.Pharmacy management.Health Economics.Pharmacoeconomics and Health Outcomes.338.433621Kamae Isaoauthttp://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut782252MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910350219803321Health Technology Assessment in Japan1735044UNINA