Health
expenditures are rising continuously all over the world. The WHO estimates that 2,500 billion US dollars
are spent in this area each year. Especially in the OECD states (Organization for Economic Co-operation
and Development) the proportion of health expenditures of the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) has grown
significantly over recent years. This development is likely to continue because of rising life expectancy,
the desire for the best possible therapy and the use of innovative technology.
Health
economics as a sub-discipline of economics examines how existing resources in public healthcare systems
can be spent more efficiently. A more economical approach in healthcare systems could save costs or
extend the number of people treated and also provide resources for further basic research initiatives.
Modern diagnostics can play an important role to achieve these goals – by enabling personalized therapies
as well as through developing innovative tests, thus becoming a main driver for medical and economic
innovation.
Background Information - Experts'
opinion: "Health economics will change the diagnostics landscape"
PDF,
107 KB - Health Economics: Optimizing resources in public healthcare
systems
PDF, 85 KB - Personalized Care:
Saving lives and improving
focus in spending resources
PDF, 116 KB - Pharmacogenomics:
with modern diagnostics towards personalized medicine
PDF, 111
KB - Diabetes
and Economy
PDF, 90 KB - Women’s Health:
Reduction of costs
through improved early detection
PDF, 115 KB - Chlamydia:
Silent danger with a high financial risk
PDF, 114 KB - HIV/AIDS:
Signs of hope from optimized interaction of diagnostics and therapy
PDF,
119
KB - Hepatitis: A silent but expensive plague
PDF,
118
KB - Anticoagulation Therapies: Saving lives and improving economic efficiency
through
self-management
PDF, 119 KB
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