Defining value in health care: a scoping review of the literature.

ABSTRACT:

Background

As health-care spending rises internationally, policymakers have increasingly begun to look to improve health-care value. However, the precise definition of health-care value remains ambiguous.

Methods

We conducted a scoping review of the literature to understand how value has been defined in the context of health care. We searched PubMed, Embase, Google Scholar, PolicyFile and Scopus between February and March 2020 to identify articles eligible for inclusion. Publications that defined value (including high or low value) using an element of cost and an element of outcomes were included in this review. No restrictions were placed on the date of publication. Articles were limited to those published in English.

Results

Out of 1750 publications screened, 46 met

SUBMITTER: Landon SN 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9162129 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature