Background Low-value clinical practices are common in healthcare, yet the optimal
approach to de-adopting these practices is unknown. The objective of this study was to …

The UK has recorded one of the highest death rates associated with COVID-19 globally,
whether measured as deaths that are directly attributable to COVID-19 or by excess …

Introduction Health systems worldwide need to pay attention to both sustainability and
quality. The explosion of health technologies represents a challenge for health systems' …

Objective: To develop and apply a novel method for scanning a range of sources to identify
existing health care services (excluding pharmaceuticals) that have questionable benefit …

Background Health systems are increasingly focusing on the issue of 'overuse'of health
services and how to address it. We developed a framework focused on (1) the rationale and …

Purpose–The aims of this paper are to explore the experiences of budget holders within the
English National Health Service (NHS), in their attempts to implement programmes of …

Healthcare decision-makers have always faced the challenge of allocating finite resources,
but the global economic downturn places extra pressure on health systems to meet rising …

The past three decades have seen enormous changes in the organisation of health care.
This book explores the role of knowledge production and technology on these …

ABSTRACT A major driver of cost growth in health care is the rapid increase in the utilisation
of existing technology and not simply the adoption of new technology. Health economists …

Objectives The aim of the project was to develop a plan to address a forecasted deficit of
approximately 4.65millionforfiscalyear2010/11intheVancouverCommunitiesdivisionofth….Fordisinvestmentopportunitiesidentifiedbey …