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Li H, Jin X, Herman PM, Witt CM, Chen Y, Gang W, Jing X, Song P, Yang L, Ollendorf D, Zhang Y, Guyatt G, Huang L, Zhang YQ. Using economic evaluations to support acupuncture reimbursement decisions: current evidence and gaps. BMJ 2022; 376:e067477. [PMID: 35217521 PMCID: PMC8868047 DOI: 10.1136/bmj-2021-067477] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/18/2023]
Abstract
Hongchao Li and colleagues explore the global challenges of including economic evaluations in decisions about reimbursement for acupuncture
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Affiliation(s)
- Hongchao Li
- School of International Pharmaceutical Business, China Pharmaceutical University, Nanjing, China
- Centre for Pharmacoeconomics and Outcomes Research, China Pharmaceutical University, Nanjing, China
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- Centre for Evidence-based Chinese Medicine, Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, Beijing, China
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- Institute for Complementary and Integrative Medicine, University Hospital Zurich and University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
| | - Yingyao Chen
- School of Public Health, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
- National Health Commission Key Laboratory of Health Technology Assessment, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
| | - Weijuan Gang
- Institute of Acupuncture and Moxibustion, China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences, Beijing, China
- China Centre for Evidence Based Traditional Chinese Medicine, China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences, Beijing, China
| | - Xianghong Jing
- Institute of Acupuncture and Moxibustion, China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences, Beijing, China
- China Centre for Evidence Based Traditional Chinese Medicine, China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences, Beijing, China
| | - Ping Song
- China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences, Beijing, China
| | - Longhui Yang
- China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences, Beijing, China
| | - Dan Ollendorf
- Center for the Evaluation of Value and Risk in Health, Institute for Clinical Research and Health Policy Studies, Tufts Medical Center, USA
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- Department of Health Research Methods, Evidence, and Impact, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
| | - Gordon Guyatt
- Department of Health Research Methods, Evidence, and Impact, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
- Department of Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, Canada
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- China Centre for Evidence Based Traditional Chinese Medicine, China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences, Beijing, China
- China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences, Beijing, China
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- Institute of Acupuncture and Moxibustion, China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences, Beijing, China
- Department of Health Research Methods, Evidence, and Impact, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
- Centre for Evidence Based Integrative Medicine-Clarity Collaboration, Guang'anmen Hospital, China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences, Beijing, China
- Ningbo Nottingham Grade Centre, University of Nottingham, Ningbo, China
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