Journal article
Case studies that illustrate disinvestment and resource allocation decision-making processes in health care: A systematic review
J Polisena, T Clifford, AG Elshaug, C Mitton, E Russell, B Skidmore
International Journal of Technology Assessment in Health Care | CAMBRIDGE UNIV PRESS | Published : 2013
Abstract
Objective: Technological change accounts for approximately 25 percent of health expenditure growth. To date, limited research has been published on case studies of disinvestment and resource allocation decision making in clinical practice. Our research objective is to systematically review and catalogue the application of frameworks and tools for disinvestment and resource allocation decision making in health care. Methods: An electronic literature search was executed for studies on disinvestment, obsolete and ineffective technologies, and priority healthcare setting, published from January 1990 until January 2012. Databases searched were MEDLINE, MEDLINE In-Process and Other Non-Indexed Cit..
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Awarded by National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) of Australia
Funding Acknowledgements
[ "This work has been completed in partial fulfillment of the requirements for Julie Polisena's PhD degree in Epidemiology at the University of Ottawa. Julie Polisena is funded by the University of Ottawa Admission Scholarship. Adam Elshaug is funded by a National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) of Australia, Sidney Sax Fellowship (ID 627061). Craig Mitton is funded by the Michael Smith Foundation for Health Research. The authors thank Hayley Fitzsimmons for her information service support.", "Julie Polisena has received a scholarship from University of Ottawa. Adam Elshaug is a Sidney Sax Fellow; his institution receives consultancy fees from the Australian Government and the Canadian Agency for Drugs and Technologies in Health (CADTH). Becky Skidmore was hired by CADTH (Canadian Agency for Drugs and Technologies in Health) as consultant for this project. The other authors report they have no potential conflicts of interest." ]