Setting logical priorities

Setting priorities in health

Acknowledgements We would like to thank the Nuffield Trust for giving us the opportunity to undertake this research work, with particular thanks to the Efficiency research programme steering group for their expert advice and guidance, and the reviewers for their very helpful and detailed comments. We would also like to thank those who helped develop and pilot the electronic survey. Finally, we ...

Setting priorities for patient safety.

BACKGROUND Current "flags" for adverse events (AEs) are biased towards those with serious outcomes, potentially leading to failure to address mundane common problems. AIM To provide a basis for setting priorities to improve patient safety by ranking adverse events by resource consumption as well as by outcome. This was done by classifying a set of AEs, according to how they may be prevented, ...

Setting Priorities for DSS Development

Traditional project management and design methods used for data processing and MIS applications are illsuited to decision support systems (DSS). The authors argue that effective management of DSS development requires: a) An explicit plan for the full development life cycle; b) Careful assignment of responsibility for DSS development; c) Appropriate user involvement and direction; and d) On-goin...

Setting priorities for the restoration of ecosystems

The Commission, supported by a contractor, has been working with the Member States and stakeholders regarding the development of the strategic framework referred to in Action 6a. During the period October 2012 to end 2013 there have been 4 meetings of a dedicated working group. In addition, a workshop was held on 29/30 May 2013 in Brussels. The final report from the contractor includes a model ...

Setting health care priorities in Oregon.