FROM TALK to ACTION: POLICY STAKEHOLDERS, APPROPRIATENESS, and SELECTIVE DISINVESTMENT

Abstract

Objectives: There is widespread commitment - at least in principle - to evidence-informed clinical practice and policy development in health care. The intention is that only appropriate care ought to be delivered at public expense. Although the rationale for an appropriateness agenda is widely endorsed, and methods have been proposed for addressing it, few published studies exist of contemporary policy initiatives which have actually led to successful disinvestment. Our objective was to explore whether the direct involvement of policy stakeholders could advance appropriateness and disinvestment. Methods: Several collaborative engagements with policy stakeholders were undertaken to adapt and ..