 benefitcost ratio bcr  benefitcost ratio bcr 11 admin mon 10142019 1723 costbenefit ratio of healthcare practice the indicator measures the overall economic value generated by the initiative project core quantitative costbenefit analysis  process by which organizations can analyze identify the benefits of an action as well as the associated costs the ratio is obtained by dividing the total benefits by the total costs health outcomes  changes in health that result from specific health care interventions programs return on investment  percentage of the net profit of an investment compared to the cost of the investment assets annual report divide the discounted benefits of a project expressed in monetary terms by the discounted incremental costs monetary benefits can be assessed for instance through willingness to pay techniques percentage with numerator and denominator outcome percentage annually monthly annually the indicator requires that all costs and benefits can be identified and appropriately quantified assessing monetary values of health outcomes can be difficult yes extract from exceptional returns the value of investing in health r d in australia ii pp 34 extract from exceptional returns the value of investing in health r d in australia ii pp 35 available at  https asmrorgau wpcontent uploads library exceptii08pdf the data can be provided in a graphic like in the example effectiveness in healthcare practice 