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Healthy Nails versus Long Lives: An Analysis of a Dutch Priority Setting Proposal [PDF]

, 2020
How should governments balance saving people from very large individual disease burdens (such as an early death) against saving them from middling burdens (such as erectile dysfunction) and minor burdens (such as nail fungus)? This chapter considers this
Voorhoeve, Alex
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On Observing Dynamic Prioritised Actions in SOC [PDF]

, 2008
We study the impact on observational semantics for SOC of priority mechanisms which combine dynamic priority with local pre-emption. We define manageable notions of strong and weak labelled bisimilarities for COWS, a process calculus for SOC, and provide
A. Francalanza, A. Lapadula, D. Sangiorgi, G. Bhat, H. Fecher, I. Lanese, K. Honda, K. Honda, R. Bruni, R. Milner, R.M. Amadio   +10 more
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Priority Setting in Norwegian Hospitals – An Overview of Available Research

Nordisk Välfärdsforskning
Background: Even in wealthy Norway, there is a mismatch between medical need and the resources at hand given an aging population and technological advancements: priorities need to be made. Priority setting decisions occur at many levels of the healthcare
Kaya Cetin, Andrea Melberg
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Balancing small against large burdens [PDF]

, 2018
Common principles for resource allocation in health care can prioritize the alleviation of small health burdens over lifesaving treatment. I argue that there is some evidence that these principles are at odds with a sizable share of public opinion, which
Voorhoeve, Alex
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Impact of good governance, economic growth and universal health coverage on COVID-19 infection and case fatality rates in Africa

Health Research Policy and Systems, 2022
Background The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has disrupted lives across all countries and communities. It significantly reduced the global economic output and dealt health systems across the world a serious blow.
Bereket Gebremichael, Alemayehu Hailu, Mekitew Letebo, Etsub Berhanesilassie, Arega Shumetie, Sibhatu Biadgilign   +5 more
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Guidelines and clinical priority setting during the COVID-19 pandemic – Norwegian doctors’ experiences

BMC Health Services Research, 2022
Background In the first phase of the COVID-19 pandemic, strong measures were taken to avoid anticipated pressure on health care, and this involved new priorities between patient groups and changing working conditions for clinical personnel.
Berit H. Bringedal, Karin Isaksson Rø, Fredrik Bååthe, Ingrid Miljeteig, Morten Magelssen   +4 more
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Equity considerations for the implementation of health insurance benefit package in Ethiopia: result of expert Delphi exercise

International Journal for Equity in Health
Background Efficiency, equity and financial risk protection are key health systems objectives. Equitable distribution of health care is among the priority strategic initiative of the government of Ethiopia.
Solomon Tessema Memirie, Muluken Argaw, Mieraf Taddesse Tolla, Frehiwot Abebe, Wubaye Walelgne Dagnaw, Ole F. Norheim, Amanuel Yigezu   +6 more
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The role of universal health coverage and global health security nexus and interplay on SARS-CoV-2 infection and case-fatality rates in Africa : a structural equation modeling approach

Globalization and Health, 2023
Background The Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) caused by SARS-CoV-2 infections remains a significant health challenge worldwide. There is paucity of evidence on the influence of the universal health coverage (UHC) and global health security (GHS) nexus on
Sibhatu Biadgilign, Alemayehu Hailu, Bereket Gebremichael, Mekitew Letebo, Etsub Berhanesilassie, Arega Shumetie   +5 more
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Impact on Priority Setting [PDF]

Epilepsia, 1997
Summary: It is now acknowledged that an excess mortality is associated with epilepsy, over and above that of the underlying disease. This risk is even greater in uncontrolled epilepsy. Because sudden unexplained death in epilepsy (SUDEP) appears to be seizure‐related, it is likely that this excess mortality would be reduced if seizures were better ...
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Cochrane acute respiratory infections group's stakeholder engagement project identified systematic review priority areas [PDF]

, 2018
Objective: Cochrane acute respiratory infections (ARIs) group conducts systematic reviews of the evidence for treatment and prevention of ARIs. We report the results of a prioritization project, aiming to identify highest priority systematic review ...
Clark, Justin, Del Mar, Chris, Dooley, Liz, Jones, Ann, Jones, Mark, Scott, Anna Mae   +5 more
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