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WHERE ARE THE ECONOMIC GUIDELINES COMING FROM?

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  25 May 2001

Alistair McGuire ,
Stephen Morris  and
Maria Raikou
Alistair McGuire
Affiliation:
City University, London
Stephen Morris
Affiliation:
City University, London
Maria Raikou
Affiliation:
City University, London
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Abstract

Economic guidelines recommend methods that should be employed in conducting economic evaluations of healthcare programs. The nature of the efficiency or equity goal underpinning economic guidelines is unclear. What is also unclear is how the methods recommended in the guidelines are linked to the underlying efficiency or equity goal being targeted. If it is unclear what efficiency/equity objectives are being pursued, then it is unlikely that even full implementation of economic guidelines will improve resource allocation.

Keywords

GuidelinesEfficiencyCost
Type
Research Article
Information
International Journal of Technology Assessment in Health Care , Volume 16 , Issue 04 , October 2000 , pp. 976 - 986
Copyright
© 2000 Cambridge University Press

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