Social participation, also termed stakeholder voice, is an important component of health
system governance. Increased interactions between the community and policy makers could …

Background Integrating patient preferences in Health Technology Assessment (HTA) is
argued to improve uptake, adherence, and patient satisfaction. However, how to elicit and …

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 …

Objective Increasing healthcare expenditures require governments to make difficult
prioritization decisions. Considering public preferences can help raise citizens' support …

Stakeholder participation is relevant in strengthening priority setting processes for health
worldwide, since it allows for inclusion of alternative perspectives and values that can …

Background Community and stakeholder involvement in decision-making to determine
publicly-funded health services and interventions is advocated to fulfil citizens' rights and …

Plain English summary The Alberta Depression Research Priority Setting Project aimed to
meaningfully involve patients, families and clinicians in determining a research agenda …

Background Health system expenditure on cancer drugs is rising rapidly in many OECD
countries given the costly new treatments and increased rates of use due to a growing and …

Over the last two decades, economic evaluation of health technologies has developed
enormously, affirming its importance within the pursuit of efficiency in the management of …

Background Globally, the rising cost of anticancer therapy has motivated efforts to quantify
the overall value of new cancer treatments. Multicriteria decision analysis offers a novel …