• Med Clin Barcelona · Dec 2005

    [Economic evaluation studies in health].

    • Joan Rovira-Forns and Fernando Antoñanzas-Villar.
    • Departament de Teoria Econòmica, Universitat de Barcelona, Barcelona, España. elrovira@yahoo.com
    • Med Clin Barcelona. 2005 Dec 1;125 Suppl 1:61-71.

    AbstractClinical journals often publish economic evaluation studies of health technologies and programs. To improve the peer review process and, hence, the quality and validity of published studies, the British Medical Journal (BMJ) established publication guidelines for the publication of economic evaluations aimed at authors, reviewers and editors. The present article analyzes the opportunity of adopting the BMJ's or similar guidelines by Medicina Clínica and the probable effectiveness of this measure. The article concludes that although this initiative would probably improve the review process and the quality of the papers published, it might be worthwhile to review, up-date and adapt the BMJ guidelines to the Spanish context by means of a consensus-forming process. Finally, this article discusses the limitations of the peer review process in improving the quality and validity of economic evaluations and suggests some complementary measures, drawing on lessons and experiences from the field of clinical research.

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