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HERC Health Economics Seminar

Return on Investment Assessment: When, Why, and How to Use It


by Melanie Whittington, PhD
Seminar date: 5/16/2018

Description: Return on investment assessments compare the cost offsets of an intervention to the investment required to implement the intervention. This webinar will explain when return on investment could be done within the VA (operations and research), why it should be done to inform sustainability and resource use, and how to conduct and interpret a return on investment assessment. Target Audience: Individuals interested in learning how to conduct a return on investment assessment alongside a project they are involved in and decision makers interested in interpreting return on investment implications and findings.



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