Mapping of multiple criteria for priority setting of health interventions: an aid for decision makers.

ABSTRACT:

Background

In rationing decisions in health, many criteria like costs, effectiveness, equity and feasibility concerns play a role. These criteria stem from different disciplines that all aim to inform health care rationing decisions, but a single underlying concept that incorporates all criteria does not yet exist. Therefore, we aim to develop a conceptual mapping of criteria, based on the World Health Organization's Health Systems Performance and Health Systems Building Blocks frameworks. This map can be an aid to decision makers to identify the relevant criteria for priority setting in their specific context.

Methods

We made an inventory of all possible criteria for priority setting on the basis of literature review. We categorized the criteria according to both health sys

SUBMITTER: Tromp N 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3565954 | biostudies-literature | 2012 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature