Lonely at the top and stuck in the middle?: The ongoing challenge of using cost-effectiveness information in priority setting;  comment on "use of cost-effectiveness data in priority setting decisions: experiences from the national guidelines for heart diseases in Sweden"

Iestyn Williams; Stirling Bryan

doi:10.15171/ijhpm.2015.32

Lonely at the top and stuck in the middle? The ongoing challenge of using cost-effectiveness information in priority setting; comment on "use of cost-effectiveness data in priority setting decisions: experiences from the national guidelines for heart diseases in Sweden"

Iestyn Williams, Stirling Bryan

Health Services Management Centre

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Abstract

The topic of how cost-effectiveness information informs priority setting in healthcare remains important to both policy and practice. This commentary considers the study carried out by Eckard and colleagues in Sweden. In it we distinguish between the conditions at national and local levels and put forward some recommendations for research into local priority setting in particular.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	185-187
Journal	International Journal of Health Policy and Management
Volume	4
Issue number	3
Early online date	15 Feb 2015
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.15171/ijhpm.2015.32
Publication status	Published - Mar 2015

Keywords

priority setting
economic evaulation
decision-making
healthcare
technology coverage

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Williams, I., & Bryan, S. (2015). Lonely at the top and stuck in the middle? The ongoing challenge of using cost-effectiveness information in priority setting; comment on "use of cost-effectiveness data in priority setting decisions: experiences from the national guidelines for heart diseases in Sweden". International Journal of Health Policy and Management, 4(3), 185-187. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.15171/ijhpm.2015.32

Williams, Iestyn ; Bryan, Stirling. / Lonely at the top and stuck in the middle? The ongoing challenge of using cost-effectiveness information in priority setting; comment on "use of cost-effectiveness data in priority setting decisions: experiences from the national guidelines for heart diseases in Sweden". In: International Journal of Health Policy and Management. 2015 ; Vol. 4, No. 3. pp. 185-187.

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Williams I, Bryan S. Lonely at the top and stuck in the middle? The ongoing challenge of using cost-effectiveness information in priority setting; comment on "use of cost-effectiveness data in priority setting decisions: experiences from the national guidelines for heart diseases in Sweden". International Journal of Health Policy and Management. 2015 Mar;4(3):185-187. Epub 2015 Feb 15. doi: 10.15171/ijhpm.2015.32