Author/Authors :
Baltussen، Rob نويسنده Medical Center,Radboud University,Nijmegen,Netherlands , , Mitton، Craig نويسنده University
of British Columbia,Vancouver,Canada , , Danis، Marion نويسنده National Institutes of Health,Bethesda,USA , , Williams ، Iestyn نويسنده Health Services Management Centre, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK , , Gold، Marthe نويسنده New York
Academy of Medicine,New York City,USA ,
Abstract :
Countries around the world are experiencing an ever-increasing need to make choices in investments in health and healthcare. This makes it incumbent upon them to have formal processes in place to optimize the legitimacy of eventual decisions. There is now growing experience among countries of the implementation of stakeholder participation, and a developing convergence of methods to support decision-makers within health authorities in making tough decisions when faced with the stark reality of limited resources. We call for further interaction among health authorities, and the research community to develop best practices in order to confront the difficult choices that need to be made.
