Improving Health System Efficiency: Perspectives of Decision-Makers

Improving Health System Efficiency: Perspectives of Decision-Makers.

While improving health system efficiency, or value for money, is a priority in Canada, there is little information about optimal approaches for improvement in the Canadian context. Through interviews with senior health system decision-makers from two provinces, this study conducted by the Canadian Institute for Health Information identified the following five main themes along with actions that...

Involvement of Patients in Health Technology Assessment: Further Perspectives for Informing Decision-Makers

Health technology assessment (HTA) is an evaluative process used to inform technology-related policymaking in healthcare. Interest in involving patients in the HTA process is increasing. Patients can provide additional perspectives to those of other groups that are concerned with health technology. Information on patients’ perspectives is preferably obtained through reviews of published studies...

Improving Health System Efficiency

Appropriateness for Total Joint Replacement: Perspectives of Decision-Makers

BACKGROUND Improving access to total joint replacement (TJR) has been a priority. Without robust mechanisms to ensure appropriateness, these procedures may be overused, incurring substantial costs. In that context, decision-makers are particularly concerned with the appropriateness of TJR. OBJECTIVE While our previous research focused on the appropriateness of TJR from clinical and patient pe...

Environment Telematics - Perspectives of Users and European Decision Makers

Telematics applications play an essential role in the dissemination of environmental information and environmental measures. This contribution gives an overview of the applications of environment telematics in Europe as a result of two projects which were performed on an international level. The analysis covers the situation in EC countries as well as in CEE countries, with an emphasis on regio...