An assessment of nucleic acid amplification testing for active mycobacterial infection
AFB = acid-fast bacilli; ICER = incremental cost-effectiveness ratio; NAAT = nucleic acid amplification test Financial implicationsA market-based approach is taken using MBS data to estimate the number of patients who accessed at least one of item of mycobacterial MC&S testing in 200913, and to project the expected number of patients who would be eligible for NAAT for TB and NTM (as requested) in 201519. One NAAT is assumed per eligible patient. As NAAT is not intended to replace current testing, the estimated net financial implication to the MBS is equal to the cost of the requested NAAT listings multiplied by the expected number of services. Yüklə 3,88 Mb. Dostları ilə paylaş: |