Healthcare decision making is complex. Decision-making processes and the factors
(criteria) that decision makers should consider vary for different types of decisions, including …

Priority setting of health interventions is generally considered as a valuable approach to
support low-and middle-income countries (LMICs) in their strive for universal health …

Background The growing focus on patient-centred care has encouraged the inclusion of
patient and public input into payer drug reimbursement decisions. Yet, little is known about …

Background: In the recent years, using health technologies to diagnose and treat diseases
has had a considerable and accelerated growth. The proper use of these technologies may …

Background The multiplicity of issues, including uncertainty and ethical dilemmas, and
policies involved in appraising interventions for rare diseases suggests that multicriteria …

Background At the hospital level, decisions about purchasing new and oftentimes expensive
medical devices must take into account multiple criteria simultaneously. Multi-criteria …

The allocation of research funding can benefit greatly from robust analysis of what has
worked in research. In turn, these analyses can help advocacy initiatives and demonstrate …

Background Personalized medicine (PM) aims to tailor disease prevention, diagnosis, and
treatment to individuals on the basis of their genes, lifestyle and environments. Patient and …

Objectives: In 2012, Colombia experienced an important institutional transformation after the
establishment of the Health Technology Assessment Institute (IETS), the disbandment of the …

Background Decisions on reimbursement of health interventions in many jurisdictions are
informed by health technology assessments (HTAs). Historically, the focus of these has often …