Economics should provide the theory and solutions to help healthcare organizations make priority setting decisions. However, the impact of economics and health economic methods in particular on such decision-making is not clear. This presentation draws together research conducted in the England,...

Background: Due to growing expenditures, health systems have been pushed to improve decision-making practices on resource allocation. This study aimed to identify which practices of priority setting and resource allocation (PSRA) have been used in healthcare systems of high-income countries....

Background: In this article, we analyze one case instance of how proposals for change to the priority setting and resource allocation (PSRA) processes at a Canadian healthcare institution reached the decision agenda of the organization’s senior leadership. We adopt key concepts from an...