Table 1 Questions from CHEERS checklist
Section/items | Items No | Questions |
|---|---|---|
Introduction | ||
 Background and objectives | 3 | Was an explicit statement of the broader context provided for the study? |
Were the study questions and its relevance for health policy or practice decisions presented? | ||
Methods | ||
 Target population and subgroups | 4 | Were the analyzed characteristics of the base case population and subgroups described, including why they were chosen? |
 Setting and location | 5 | Were relevant aspects of the system(s) stated in which the decision(s) needed to be made? |
 Study perspective | 6 | Was the perspective of the study described and related to the costs being evaluated? |
 Comparators | 7 | Were the compared interventions or strategies describe and was it stated why they were chosen? |
 Time horizon | 8 | What was the time horizon? |
Was the time horizon justified? | ||
 Discount rate | 9 | If relevant, which discount rate was applied?a |
 Estimating resources and costs | 13 | Was micro-costing applied? |
Was the costs of purchasing the RMIS platform included? | ||
Were the maintainance costs of RMIS reported (incl. depreciation and number of procedures)? | ||