Economic modelling of diagnostic and treatment pathways in National Institute for Health and Care Excellence clinical guidelines: The Modelling Algorithm Pathways in Guidelines (MAPGuide) project
Autor/a
Lord, Joanne
Willis, Sarah R.
Eatock, Julie
Tappenden, Paul
Trapero-Bertran, Marta
Miners, Alec
Crossan, Catriona
Westby, Maggie
Anagnostou, Anastasia
Taylor, Simon J.E.
MAVRANEZOULI, IFIGENEIA
Wonderling, David
Alderson, Phil R.
Ruiz, Francis J.
Data de publicació
2013-12ISSN
1366-5278
Resum
Background: National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) clinical guidelines (CGs) make recommendations across large, complex care pathways for broad groups of patients. They rely on cost-effectiveness evidence from the literature and from new analyses for selected high-priority topics. An alternative approach would be to build a model of the full care pathway and to use this as a platform to evaluate the cost-effectiveness of multiple topics across the guideline recommendations. Objectives: In this project we aimed to test the feasibility of building full guideline models for NICE guidelines and to assess if, and how, such models can be used as a basis for cost-effectiveness analysis (CEA). Data sources: A 'best evidence' approach was used to inform the model parameters. Data were drawn from the guideline documentation, advice from clinical experts and rapid literature reviews on selected topics. Where possible we relied on good-quality, recent UK systematic reviews and meta-analyses. Review methods: Two published NICE guidelines were used as case studies: prostate cancer and atrial fibrillation (AF). Discrete event simulation (DES) was used to model the recommended care pathways and to estimate consequent costs and outcomes. For each guideline, researchers not involved in model development collated a shortlist of topics suggested for updating. The modelling teams then attempted to evaluate options related to these topics. Cost-effectiveness results were compared with opinions about the importance of the topics elicited in a survey of stakeholders. Results: The modelling teams developed simulations of the guideline pathways and disease processes. Development took longer and required more analytical time than anticipated. Estimates of cost-effectiveness were produced for six of the nine prostate cancer topics considered, and for five of eight AF topics. The other topics were not evaluated owing to lack of data or time constraints. The modelled results suggested 'economic priorities' for an update that differed from priorities expressed in the stakeholder survey. Limitations: We did not conduct systematic reviews to inform the model parameters, and so the results might not reflect all current evidence. Data limitations and time constraints restricted the number of analyses that we could conduct. We were also unable to obtain feedback from guideline stakeholders about the usefulness of the models within project time scales. Conclusions: Discrete event simulation can be used to model full guideline pathways for CEA, although this requires a substantial investment of clinical and analytic time and expertise. For some topics lack of data may limit the potential for modelling. There are also uncertainties over the accessibility and adaptability of full guideline models. However, full guideline modelling offers the potential to strengthen and extend the analytical basis of NICE's CGs. Further work is needed to extend the analysis of our case study models to estimate population-level budget and health impacts. The practical usefulness of our models to guideline developers and users should also be investigated, as should the feasibility and usefulness of whole guideline modelling alongside development of a new CG.
Tipus de document
Article
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Versió acceptada
Llengua
English
Matèries (CDU)
33 - Economia
61 - Medicina
Paraules clau
Cost-eficàcia
Cost effectiveness
Análisis coste-beneficio
Diagnòstic
Diagnosis
Diagnóstico
Terapèutica
Therapeutics
Terapéutica
Pàgines
212
Publicat per
NIHR Journals Library
Col·lecció
17; 58
Publicat a
Health Technology Assessment
Citació
Lord, Joanne; Willis, Sarah R.; Eatock, Julie et al.«Economic modelling of diagnostic and treatment pathways in National Institute for Health and Care Excellence clinical guidelines: The Modelling Algorithm Pathways in Guidelines (MAPGuide) project». Health Technology Assessment, 2013, vol. 17, núm. 58. Disponible en: <https://www.journalslibrary.nihr.ac.uk/hta/hta17580/#/abstract>. Fecha de acceso: 05 dic. 2019. DOI: 10.3310/hta17580
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