How can MCDA tools improve priority setting? Four critical questions

Abstract This comment argues that four critical questions needs to be resolved before MCDA tools can improve priority setting in health: how to merge the quantitative and deliberative elements of MCDA; how to select criteria; how to weigh them, and whom to bring to the table.

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Main Author: Ole F. Norheim
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/s12962-018-0119-6
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How can MCDA tools improve priority setting? Four critical questions
Cost Effectiveness and Resource Allocation
Priority setting
Multi-criteria decision analysis
Cost-effectiveness
Equity
title How can MCDA tools improve priority setting? Four critical questions
title_full How can MCDA tools improve priority setting? Four critical questions
title_fullStr How can MCDA tools improve priority setting? Four critical questions
title_full_unstemmed How can MCDA tools improve priority setting? Four critical questions
title_short How can MCDA tools improve priority setting? Four critical questions
title_sort how can mcda tools improve priority setting four critical questions
topic Priority setting
Multi-criteria decision analysis
Cost-effectiveness
Equity
url http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12962-018-0119-6
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