Assessment of transparency of cost estimates in economic evaluations of patient safety programmes.
Fukuda H, Imanaka Y. Assessment of transparency of cost estimates in economic evaluations of patient safety programmes. J Eval Clin Pract. 2009;15(3):451-9. doi:10.1111/j.1365-2753.2008.01033.x.
Through analyzing studies that evaluated cost, efficiency, and effectiveness of patient safety initiatives, this review found a limited ability to use such economic data across environments. The authors recommend criteria to better structure future assessments to enable findings to be more transferable.