PECUNIA

ProgrammE in Costing, resource use measurement and outcome valuation for Use in multi-sectoral National and International health economic evaluAtion

The PECUNIA project aims to develop new standardised and validated methods for the assessment of costs and outcomes of healthcare interventions for optimised health care provision within and across European countries. It is funded from the European Union’s H2020 research and innovation programme for three years (Kick-Off Meeting, Vienna, 14-16 January 2018). The multidisciplinary PECUNIA consortium consists of ten partners from six countries and is led by Professor Judit Simon. Prof Simon and her team at the DHE will also oversee the integration and scientific management of the project, develop harmonised, multi-sectoral unit cost assessment methods, and collate comprehensive information on relevant outcome measurement instruments. 

DHE team:
Judit Simon: Project Coordinator, WP5 and WP7 lead, WP1 Co-Lead

Susanne Mayer: HA4 Lead

Claudia Fischer, Agata Łaszewska and Nataša Perić: Project Researchers 

Dates:
2018-2020

Funding: 
European Commission Research and Innovation Programme Grant Agreement No. 779292

PECUNIA Partners:

Medical University of Vienna (AT)

Universitätsklinikum Hamburg-Eppendorf, European Research and Project Office GmbH (Eurice) (D)

Corvinus University of Budapest (H)

Servicio Canariuo de la Salud, Asociación Científica Psicost (ES)

Maastricht University, Erasmus Universiteit Rotterdam (NL)

London School of Economics University of Bristol (UK)

Information:

Judit Simon

Further information on the project is available at http://www.pecunia-project.eu

Publications:

• Fischer C, Mayer S, Peric N, Simon J (2019): Valuation Methods in Costing for International, Multi-Sectoral Mental Health Economic Evaluations: A Structured Scoping Review. The Journal of Mental Health Policy and Economics, 22(Suppl 1), p 9.
• Pokhilenko I, Janssen LMM., Paulus ATG., Drost RMWA., Simon J, König HH, Brodszky V, Salvador-Carulla L, Park AL, Evers AMAA (2019): Inter-sectoral Costs and Benfits of Mental Health Intervention within Educational Sector. The Journal of Mental Health Policy and Economics, 22(Suppl 1), p 28
• Janssen LMM, Pokhilenko I, Drost RMWA, Paulus ATG, Brodzky V, Park AL, König HH, Salvador-Carulla L, Simon J (2019): Inter-sectoral Costs and Benefits within Crimincal Justice. The Journal of Mental Health Policy and Economics, 22(Suppl 1), p15.
• Brodszky V, Gulácsi L, Netshiombo M, Rasdan O, Evers S, König H-H, Park A-L, Salvador-Carulla L, Simon J (2019): Costs Incurred in the Household of Schizophrenic Patients: A Systematic Review. The Journal of Mental Health Policy and Economics, 22(Suppl 1), p4.
• Simon J, König H-H, Brodszky V, Hakkaart-van Roijen L, Serrano Aguilar PG, Salvador-Carulla L, Park A-L, Hollingworth W, Schneider V on behalf of the PECUNIA Group (2019): Inter-sectoral Costs and Benefits of Mental Care in Europe: European Research Project PECUNIA. The Journal of Mental Health Policy and Economics, 22(Suppl 1), p 32.