Publication
2014
Decision Making in Health and Medicine: Integrating Evidence and Values
Decision making in health care involves consideration of a complex set of diagnostic, therapeutic and …
Decision making in health care involves consideration of a complex set of diagnostic, therapeutic and prognostic uncertainties. Medical therapies have side effects, surgical interventions may lead to complications, and diagnostic tests can produce misleading results. Furthermore, patient values and service costs must be considered. Decisions in clinical and health policy require careful weighing of risks and benefits and are commonly a trade-off of competing objectives: maximizing quality of life vs maximizing life expectancy vs minimizing…
Preferences/Values
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Mathematical Models
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Decision Analysis
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Government/Law
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Health Systems
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Probability/Bayes
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Costing Methods
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Health Outcomes
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Test Performance
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Value of Information
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Cost-Effectiveness Analysis
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Economics/Finance
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Health/Medicine
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Global
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North America
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Europe
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Graduate
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Doctoral
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Professional
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Critical Thinking/Analysis
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Decision Making/Leadership
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Quantitative Literacy