Economic assessment of integrated cancer and cardiovascular registries: The Barbados experience

Highlights • Cardiovascular disease and cancer cost data were collected for one year. • Registries incurred high fixed costs related to management and administration. • Sharing fixed costs between multiple registries can reduce costs.

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Published in:Cancer epidemiology 2016-12, Vol.45 (Suppl 1), p.S37-S42
Main Authors: Martelly, Tanya N, Rose, Angela M.C, Subramanian, Sujha, Edwards, Patrick, Tangka, Florence K.L, Saraiya, Mona
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Activity-based cost
Barbados - epidemiology
Cancer
Cardiovascular disease
Cardiovascular diseases
Cardiovascular Diseases - epidemiology
Cost analysis
Costs and Cost Analysis
Data Collection
Data processing
Disease
Disease control
Economic evaluation
Epidemiology
Health Resources
Health risk assessment
Heart attacks
Hematology, Oncology and Palliative Medicine
Humans
Internal Medicine
Male
Mortality
Neoplasms - epidemiology
Non-communicable disease registries
Planning
Population
Public health
Registration
Registries
Stroke
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Summary:Highlights • Cardiovascular disease and cancer cost data were collected for one year. • Registries incurred high fixed costs related to management and administration. • Sharing fixed costs between multiple registries can reduce costs.
ISSN:1877-7821
1877-783X
DOI:10.1016/j.canep.2016.10.020