Review: Report of the ISPOR 2012 budget impact analysis good practice II task force

摘要

Introduction: In the current period of financial crisis and budgetary constraints, discussions on the impact of (new) health technologies on health care budgets become more prominent. On different levels, such as on the level of an individual hospital, the level of local and national health care payer, and also on the level of national government, decision makers want to get better control on the financial impact of these new technologies on their budgets. An important tool to control their budget is budget impact analyses (BIAs). Because decisions on reimbursement will rely more on the outcomes of these BIAs, the quality, consistency, and transferability of BIAs is essential. The report of the "ISPOR 2012 Budget Impact Analysis Good Practice II Task Force" [1] aims at giving guidance to improve these characteristics. This leads to the following question: Is it useful for us as BLA practitioners on a national level? We reviewed the report and share our thoughts.