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Benefits and Challenges of Policy Options in Rationing the Hospital Radiology Services: A Case Study
Objective: In many countries, limiting the financial and budgetary resources is a challenge in the health system. One of the most costly parts of the health system is undoubtedly the radiology department of hospitals.
Hasan Jafari +5 more
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Background In rationing decisions in health, many criteria like costs, effectiveness, equity and feasibility concerns play a role. These criteria stem from different disciplines that all aim to inform health care rationing decisions, but a single ...
Tromp Noor, Baltussen Rob
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A idade como critério de limitação terapêutica. A evidência e os enviesamentos
Resumo: A idade como critério de limitação de determinadas intervenções terapêuticas tem estado na origem de um dos debates bioéticos da actualidade. O aumento da esperança média de vida à nascença e o crescente envelhecimento da população, por um lado ...
Filipe Monteiro
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Disability ethics in the coronavirus crisis
The disability viewpoint is fundamental for understanding and advancing social justice for everyone in the population. Despite this fact, it is regularly dismissed by public health experts and policymakers.
Satendra Singh
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Hands on the Patient with Eyes on the Budget
In 1993, Marcia Angell wrote an article highlighting the growing trend of doctors being asked to function as “double agents,” meaning physicians had to weigh their duty to patient care against the social costs of medical services.[1] This situation of ...
Sebastian Agredo
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Welfarism and extra-welfarism: a critical overview
: Rules and principles for guiding decision-making in the health care sector have been debated for decades. Here, we present a critical appraisal of the two most important paradigms in this respect: welfarism and extra-welfarism.
Brayan Viegas Seixas
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Who and how should participate in health care priority setting? Evidence from a Portuguese survey [PDF]
This article provides highlights of the evolution of the health care rationing debate towards a more transparent and open approach involving public participation. Discretionary models that have dominated health sector decision-making are being questioned
Micaela M. Pinho +2 more
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Rationing of Health Care in Medicine
A conference on 'Rationing of health care in medicine' was organised by the Royal College of Physicians and the Institute of Health Services Management on 11 November 1992. In his opening remarks the President, Professor Leslie Turnberg, declared it an opportune time to be hosting a conference on such a topical subject.
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Health Care Rationing and Distributive Justice [PDF]
The rapid progress in medical technology makes it unavoidable to ration health care. In the discussion how to ration many people claim that principles of justice in distributing scarce resources should be applied.
Friedrich Breyer
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Realocar a oferta do SUS para atender problemas do futuro: o caso do trauma no Brasil
RESUMO Este artigo analisa o perfil dos recursos físicos de saúde disponíveis no Brasil, utilizando o exemplo do trauma de alta complexidade para subsidiar o debate da reorganização da rede de serviços de saúde.
Luisa Regina Pessôa +4 more
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