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Coauthorship and institutional collaborations on cost-effectiveness analyses: a systematic network analysis.

Ferrán Catalá-López¹, Adolfo Alonso-Arroyo, Rafael Aleixandre-Benavent

¹Centro Superior de Investigación en Salud Pública, Valencia, Spain. ferran_catala@hotmail.com

|June 6, 2012

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Cost-Effectiveness Analysis (CEA) in Spain shows strong private sector collaboration, but weak public sector networks. This highlights opportunities for improving healthcare decision-making policies.

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Area of Science:

Health Economics
Health Services Research
Bibliometrics

Background:

Cost-Effectiveness Analysis (CEA) is crucial for healthcare technology assessment and guiding medical decisions.
Understanding collaborative patterns in CEA research is essential for policy development.

Purpose of the Study:

To characterize the collaborative networks in Cost-Effectiveness Analysis (CEA) research conducted in Spain over two decades (1989-2011).

Main Methods:

Systematic literature review of CEAs published in Spain between 1989 and 2011.
Analysis of coauthorship and institutional collaboration using PAJEK software.
Inclusion of CEAs with population health outcomes (e.g., QALYs, DALYs).

Main Results:

131 papers analyzed, involving 526 authors and 230 institutions.
Six major collaborative groups identified, with prolific authors often from the private-for-profit sector.
Strong collaboration between private-for-profit entities, public hospitals, and academia.
Weak and fragmented collaboration within the public sector (healthcare administration, primary care).

Conclusions:

Empirical analysis reveals critical practices in CEA collaborative networks.
Findings pose challenges for redesigning future health policy.
Provides a framework for similar analyses in other regions.