Operationalization of Utilitarian and Egalitarian Objectives for Optimal Allocation of Health Care Resources

ABSTRACT Resources for health care interventions, such as tests and treatments, are limited. This makes it necessary to prioritize patient segments (defined in terms of their risk) by allocating resources so that the expected contribution to the chosen population‐level objective is maximized. In thi...

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Published in:	Decision sciences Vol. 52; no. 5; pp. 1169 - 1208
Main Authors:	Hynninen, Yrjänä, Vilkkumaa, Eeva, Salo, Ahti
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	Atlanta American Institute for Decision Sciences 01.10.2021
Subjects:	Cardiovascular disease Cardiovascular diseases Clinical outcomes Constraint modelling Coronary artery disease Coronary heart disease prevention Dynamic programming Egalitarianism Genetics Health care Health care expenditures Health equity Health services Health status Heart diseases Linear programming Medical decision making Medical treatment Multi‐objective optimization Objectives Operational definitions Optimization OR in health services Patients Resource allocation Resources Risk allocation Segments Specification Strategies Treatment methods
ISSN:	0011-7315, 1540-5915
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