Table 1

Scoring Ranges

ScoreCPBa Range: QALYb Saved, UndiscountedCEc Range: $/QALY Saved, Discounted
5>700,000Cost-saving
4190,000–700,0000–3,500
370,000–190,00033,500–50,000
218,000–70,00050,000–75,000
1<18,000>75,000
  • CE = cost-effectiveness; CPB = clinically preventable burden; QALY = quality-adjusted life year.

  • a A measure of the health impact of a preventive service.

  • b Years saved if the clinical preventive services were delivered at recommended intervals to a US birth cohort of 4 million patients during the years of life for which a service was recommend.

  • c Measure of efficiency of the service in producing health improvement.