Incremental cost effectiveness ratio
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The incremental cost-effectiveness ratio, or iCER, represents the additional cost of one unit of outcome gained (a QALY, LYG or infection averted) by a healthcare intervention or strategy, when compared to the next best alternative, mutually exclusive intervention or strategy.
The iCER is calculated by dividing the net cost of the intervention, by the total number of incremental health outcomes prevented by the intervention.
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See also
average cost-effectiveness ratio
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