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COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS IN HEALTH AND HEALTHCARE

ISYE/POPHLTH 875
Course Description

Basic ideas and tools of cost effectiveness analysis as applied in evaluating medical technologies. Addresses special problems and methods in assessing diagnostic technologies, including ROC analysis, and in measuring health for technology assessment. Uses "classical" and current journal literature.

Prerequisites
Satisfies
Credits

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Offered

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Grade Point Average
3.86

-1.31% from Historical

Completion Rate
100%

0.84% from Historical

A Rate
85.71%

-2.96% from Historical

Class Size
7

-12.5% from Historical

Cumulative Grade Distribution

Instructors (2026 Summr)

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