Can reflective multicriteria be the new paradigm for healthcare decision-making? The EVIDEM journey.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Multiple technologies, procedures and programs call for fairly-based decisions for prioritization of healthcare interventions. There is a diversity of perspectives of what constitutes a legitimate decision, which depends on both the process and the reasoning applied. Current approaches focus on technical aspects while methods to support alignment of decisions with the compassionate impetus of healthcare systems is lacking.

Methods

The framework was developed based on an analysis of the foundations of healthcare systems, the reasoning underlying decisions and fair processes. The concept of reflective multicriteria was created: it assumes that decisionmakers guided by a generic interpretative frame rooted in the compassionate impetus of healthcare systems, can sharp

SUBMITTER: Goetghebeur MM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6225552 | biostudies-literature | 2018

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature