Rationing in health care
eBook - ePub

Rationing in health care

The theory and practice of priority setting

  1. 176 pages
  2. English
  3. ePUB (mobile friendly)
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - ePub

Rationing in health care

The theory and practice of priority setting

About this book

The challenges faced by those rationing scarce health care resources have intensified following the economic downturn. This book tackles this challenge by exploring the latest thinking and practice on priority setting methods. In an accessible style the book brings together theories, practice and evidence from a wide range of disciplines and provides practical, evidence-based prescriptions for decision makers. It will be of interest to all health care managers and students of health care policy and management.

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Yes, you can access Rationing in health care by Iestyn Williams,Suzanne Robinson,Helen Dickinson,Williams, Iestyn,Robinson, Suzanne in PDF and/or ePUB format, as well as other popular books in Medicina & Política de salud. We have over one million books available in our catalogue for you to explore.

Information

Publisher
Policy Press
Year
2011
Print ISBN
9781847427755
eBook ISBN
9781447306122
Edition
1

Table of contents

  1. Front Cover
  2. Title Page
  3. Copyright Page
  4. Content
  5. List of boxes, tables, figures and learning exercises
  6. Acknowledgements
  7. Foreword
  8. one An introduction to priority setting
  9. two The ethics of priority setting
  10. three Public participation in priority setting
  11. four Priority setting and economic evaluation
  12. five Multi-criteria decision analysis and priority-setting processes
  13. six The politics of priority setting
  14. seven Leadership in priority setting
  15. eight Disinvestment as a priority-setting case study
  16. nine Conclusions
  17. References