Social costs of illegal drugs, alcohol and tobacco in the European Union: A systematic review

P Barrio, J Reynolds, A García‐Altés… - Drug and Alcohol …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Issues Drug use accounts for one of the main disease groups in Europe, with relevant
consequences to society. There is an increasing need to evaluate the economic …

Socioeconomic inequalities in health and the use of healthcare services in Catalonia: analysis of the individual data of 7.5 million residents

A García-Altés, D Ruiz-Muñoz, C Colls… - J Epidemiol …, 2018 - jech.bmj.com
Background The aim of this study is to analyse the health status, the use of public healthcare
services and the consumption of prescription drugs in the population of Catalonia, taking …

[HTML][HTML] Measuring health inequalities: a systematic review of widely used indicators and topics

S Albert-Ballestar, A García-Altés - International journal for equity in health, 2021 - Springer
Background According to many conceptual frameworks, the first step in the monitoring cycle
of health inequalities is the selection of relevant topics and indicators. However, some …

Spanish recommendations on economic evaluation of health technologies

J López-Bastida, J Oliva, F Antonanzas… - The European Journal of …, 2010 - Springer
The economic evaluation of health technologies has become a major tool in health policy in
Europe for prioritizing the allocation of health resources and the approval of new …

Incidence trends of traumatic spinal cord injury and traumatic brain injury in Spain, 2000–2009

K Pérez, AM Novoa, E Santamariña-Rubio… - Accident Analysis & …, 2012 - Elsevier
AIMS: The aim of the present study was to estimate the incidence of hospital discharges for
traumatic spinal cord injury (TSCI) and traumatic brain injury (TBI) in Spain by injury …

[HTML][HTML] Teleconsultation between patients and health care professionals in the Catalan primary care service: message annotation analysis in a retrospective cross …

F López Seguí, S Walsh, O Solans… - Journal of medical …, 2020 - jmir.org
Background Over the last decade, telemedicine services have been introduced in the public
health care systems of several industrialized countries. In Catalonia, the use of eConsulta …

Spinal cord injury and traumatic brain injury: a cost-of-illness study

A García-Altés, K Pérez, A Novoa, JM Suelves… - …, 2012 - karger.com
Background: Among traumatic injuries, spinal cord injuries (SCI) and traumatic brain injuries
(TBI) are of major importance because of their epidemiological and economic impact on …

[HTML][HTML] General practitioners' perceptions of whether teleconsultations reduce the number of face-to-face visits in the Catalan public primary care system …

F López Seguí, J Vidal-Alaball… - Journal of medical …, 2020 - jmir.org
Background eConsulta is a teleconsultation service involving general practitioners (GPs)
and patients. It is part of the information system belonging to Catalonia's primary care …

[HTML][HTML] A cost-minimization analysis of a medical record-based, store and forward and provider-to-provider telemedicine compared to usual care in Catalonia: more …

F López Seguí, J Franch Parella… - International journal of …, 2020 - mdpi.com
Background: Telemedicine (interconsultation between primary and hospital care teams) has
been operating in the counties of Central Catalonia Bages, Moianès and Berguedà since …

Understanding public procurement within the health sector: a priority in a post-COVID-19 world

A García-Altés, M McKee, L Siciliani… - … Economics, Policy and …, 2023 - cambridge.org
Every year, over 250,000 public authorities in the European Union (EU) spend about 14% of
GDP on the purchase of services, works and supplies. Many are in the health sector, a …