Panel discussion on the application of MCDA tools

Abstract Prioritization in healthcare is particularly sensitive to subjective biases and data asymmetry. Yet making data-based and objective decisions are critical to optimizing long term individual and societal benefit. Multi-Criteria-Decision-Making-Analysis (MCDA) provides shared processes, struc...

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Main Author: Michael Watson
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-11-01
Series:Cost Effectiveness and Resource Allocation
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12962-018-0130-y
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description Abstract Prioritization in healthcare is particularly sensitive to subjective biases and data asymmetry. Yet making data-based and objective decisions are critical to optimizing long term individual and societal benefit. Multi-Criteria-Decision-Making-Analysis (MCDA) provides shared processes, structure, and language to enable this. This panel presented and discussed three examples of MCDA application to health technology assessment, national healthcare strategy and balancing the priorities of providers and customers.
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spelling doaj.art-aba465d53be44196b9eaa0d28fa2680a2022-12-22T02:01:35ZengBMCCost Effectiveness and Resource Allocation1478-75472018-11-0116S11210.1186/s12962-018-0130-yPanel discussion on the application of MCDA toolsMichael Watson0Moderna TherapeuticsAbstract Prioritization in healthcare is particularly sensitive to subjective biases and data asymmetry. Yet making data-based and objective decisions are critical to optimizing long term individual and societal benefit. Multi-Criteria-Decision-Making-Analysis (MCDA) provides shared processes, structure, and language to enable this. This panel presented and discussed three examples of MCDA application to health technology assessment, national healthcare strategy and balancing the priorities of providers and customers.http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12962-018-0130-yPrioritizationHealthcareMulti-Criteria-Decision-Making-AnalysisMCDAHealth technology assessments (HTA), Ethiopia
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Panel discussion on the application of MCDA tools
Cost Effectiveness and Resource Allocation
Prioritization
Healthcare
Multi-Criteria-Decision-Making-Analysis
MCDA
Health technology assessments (HTA), Ethiopia
title Panel discussion on the application of MCDA tools
title_full Panel discussion on the application of MCDA tools
title_fullStr Panel discussion on the application of MCDA tools
title_full_unstemmed Panel discussion on the application of MCDA tools
title_short Panel discussion on the application of MCDA tools
title_sort panel discussion on the application of mcda tools
topic Prioritization
Healthcare
Multi-Criteria-Decision-Making-Analysis
MCDA
Health technology assessments (HTA), Ethiopia
url http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12962-018-0130-y
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