Table 4 Criteria by which to judge priority setting efforts
From: Priority setting in health care: Lessons from the experiences of eight countries
(1) Public input and discussion | solicit public input in order to inform health professionals and policy makers about the beliefs, opinions, and preferences of the public. promote a public discussion which aims to educate the public about the need for and options for setting priorities |
(2) Appropriate principles | establish a coherent, specific and action guiding set of publicly acceptable principles on which to base priorities, including a practically useful and balanced method for incorporating cost into the prioritization process |
(3) Effect on policy and practice | exhibit a sustained effect on the policy and practice of health care priority setting, including through the establishment of an iterative process for review, evaluation, and reconsideration of priority setting determinations |