Multi-Criteria Decision Analysis to Support Healthcare Decisions

✍ Scribed by Kevin Marsh, Mireille Goetghebeur, Praveen Thokala, Rob Baltussen (eds.)

• Publisher: Springer International Publishing
• Year: 2017
• Tongue: English
• Leaves: 326
• Edition: 1
• Category: Library

✦ Synopsis

Representing the first collection on the topic, this book builds from foundations to case studies, to future prospects, providing the reader with a rich and comprehensive understanding of the use of multi-criteria decision analysis (MCDA) in healthcare. The first section of the collection presents the foundations of MCDA as it is applied to healthcare decisions, providing guidance on the ethical and theoretical underpinnings of MCDA and how to select MCDA methods appropriate to different decision settings. Section two comprises a collection of case studies spanning the decision continuum, including portfolio development, benefit–risk assessment, health technology assessment, priority setting, resource optimisation, clinical practice and shared decision making. Section three explores future directions in the application of MCDA to healthcare and identifies opportunities for further research to support these.

✦ Table of Contents

Front Matter....Pages i-vi
Introduction....Pages 1-6
Front Matter....Pages 7-7
Theoretical Foundations of MCDA....Pages 9-28
Identifying Value(s): A Reflection on the Ethical Aspects of MCDA in Healthcare Decisionmaking....Pages 29-46
Incorporating Preferences and Priorities into MCDA: Selecting an Appropriate Scoring and Weighting Technique....Pages 47-66
Dealing with Uncertainty in the Analysis and Reporting of MCDA....Pages 67-85
Front Matter....Pages 87-87
Supporting the Project Portfolio Selection Decision of Research and Development Investments by Means of Multi-Criteria Resource Allocation Modelling....Pages 89-103
Benefit–Risk Assessment....Pages 105-118
Advancing MCDA and HTA into Coverage Decision-Making....Pages 119-146
Embedding MCDA in Priority-Setting Policy Processes: Experiences from Low- and Middle-Income Countries....Pages 147-173
MCDA for Resource Allocation at a Local Level: An Application in the UK....Pages 175-198
Shared Decision-Making....Pages 199-215
The Role of MCDA in Health Research Priority Setting....Pages 217-237
MCDA for the Development of Clinical Practice Guidelines and for the Prioritization Clinical Research Questions....Pages 239-273
Front Matter....Pages 275-275
Using MCDA as a Decision Aid in Health Technology Appraisal for Coverage Decisions: Opportunities, Challenges and Unresolved Questions....Pages 277-298
Beyond Value Function Methods in MCDA for Health Care....Pages 299-310
Best Practice for MCDA in Healthcare....Pages 311-329

✦ Subjects

Health Promotion and Disease Prevention;Pharmacoeconomics and Health Outcomes