scholarly journals Agenda-setting in health reform:the role of community

2001 ◽  
Vol 24 (1) ◽  
pp. 161 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rosemary Aldrich ◽  
Gavin Mooney
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Decision Making ◽  
Health Care Reform ◽  
Community Involvement ◽  
Agenda Setting ◽  
Health Reform ◽  
Health Care Decision ◽  
Reform Agenda ◽  
Care Decision

This paper presents a number of issues surrounding the setting of agendas for health care reform. We argue the needfor increased community involvement, as well as the necessity to wrest health-care decision-making from health careprofessionals, or at least to ensure that such decision-making is informed by community values.We attempt to answer a few questions: who sets the health reform agenda and who should set it, how is the agendaset and why is this critical, when and where is the agenda set, and how should the agenda be set in the future?

The Role of Consumers in Health Care Decision Making

1997 ◽  
Vol 10 (2) ◽  
pp. 25-32 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kathleen Ahearn ◽  
Marguerite Donohue ◽  
Pran Manga
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Decision Making ◽  
Chief Executive Officers ◽  
Chief Executive ◽  
Consumer Involvement ◽  
Board Members ◽  
Health Care Decision ◽  
Executive Officers ◽  
Care Decision

This paper focuses on the results of a survey of chief executive officers and consumer board members of Ontario hospitals and community health centres regarding the role of consumers in health care decision making. The opinions of both the chief executive officer and consumer board member respondents were elicited regarding the value of consumer input in decision making for the organizations studied. Results indicate that consumer board members feel that their input into organizational decision making is valued, chief executive officers value the input of consumers, and consumer involvement in decision making is increasing. More women are now involved on boards of the organizations studied, but visible minority representation remains low on hospital boards. Consumer board members feel that their decision making is influenced by providers on the board.

The Application of Multicriteria Decision Analysis Methods in Health Care: A Literature Review

2021 ◽  
pp. 0272989X2110190
Author(s):  
Ilyas Khan ◽  
Liliane Pintelon ◽  
Harry Martin
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Decision Making ◽  
Decision Analysis ◽  
Medical Devices ◽  
Hybrid Methods ◽  
Multicriteria Decision Analysis ◽  
Multicriteria Decision ◽  
Health Care Decision ◽  
Wide Range ◽  
Care Decision

Objectives The main objectives of this article are 2-fold. First, we explore the application of multicriteria decision analysis (MCDA) methods in different areas of health care, particularly the adoption of various MCDA methods across health care decision making problems. Second, we report on the publication trends on the application of MCDA methods in health care. Method PubMed was searched for literature from 1960 to 2019 in the English language. A wide range of keywords was used to retrieve relevant studies. The literature search was performed in September 2019. Articles were included only if they have reported an MCDA case in health care. Results and Conclusion The search yielded 8,318 abstracts, of which 158 fulfilled the inclusion criteria and were considered for further analysis. Hybrid methods are the most widely used methods in health care decision making problems. When it comes to single methods, analytic hierarchy process (AHP) is the most widely used method followed by TOPSIS (technique for order preference by similarity to ideal solution), multiattribute utility theory, goal programming, EVIDEM (evidence and value: impact on decision making), evidential reasoning, discrete choice experiment, and so on. Interestingly, the usage of hybrid methods has been high in recent years. AHP is most widely applied in screening and diagnosing and followed by treatment, medical devices, resource allocation, and so on. Furthermore, treatment, screening and diagnosing, medical devices, and drug development and assessment got more attention in the MCDA context. It is indicated that the application of MCDA methods to health care decision making problem is determined by the nature and complexity of the health care problem. However, guidelines and tools exist that assist in the selection of an MCDA method.

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