Prioritization in Medicine An International Dialogue /

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Nagel, Eckhard (Editor), Lauerer, Michael (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2016.
• Edition: 1st ed. 2016.
• Subjects: Medicine.; Health administration.; Practice of medicine.; Medicine & Public Health.; Health Administration.; Practice and Hospital Management.

The gap between a rising demand for health care services on the one side and scarce resources on the other, is leading to a growing pressure on decision-making processes. Hence, prioritization in medicine has become an increasingly important issue for assuring stability of health systems and improvi...

Table of Contents:

• Introduction
• International Experiences: Normative Basis and Process of Priority Setting
• Criteria for Prioritization
• Methodological Approaches to Prioritization
• Economical Aspects.