Decision Analysis and Cost-Effectiveness Analysis

Healthcare decision making can be complex, often requiring decision makers to weigh serious trade-offs, consider patients' values, and incorporate evidence in the face of uncertainty. Medical decisions are made implicitly by clinicians and other decision-makers daily. Decisions based largely on...

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Published in:Seminars in spine surgery 2009-12, Vol.21 (4), p.216-222
Main Authors: Ryder, Hilary F., MD, McDonough, Christene M., PT, PhD, Tosteson, Anna N.A., ScD, Lurie, Jon D., MD, MS
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
cost-effectiveness analysis
decision analysis
medical decision making
Orthopedics
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Summary:Healthcare decision making can be complex, often requiring decision makers to weigh serious trade-offs, consider patients' values, and incorporate evidence in the face of uncertainty. Medical decisions are made implicitly by clinicians and other decision-makers daily. Decisions based largely on personal experience are subject to many biases. Decision analysis and cost-effectiveness analysis are systematic approaches used to support decision-making under conditions of uncertainty that involve important trade-offs. These mathematical tools can provide patients, physicians, and policy makers with a useful approach to complex medical decision making.
ISSN:1040-7383
1558-4496
DOI:10.1053/j.semss.2009.08.003