The Ethical QALY: Ethical Issues in Healthcare Resource Allocations

Edgar, Andrew; Salek, Prof. Sam; Shickle, Darren; al.], Andrew Edgar . [et

ISBN 10: 1899015213 / ISBN 13: 9781899015214

Published by Euromed Communications, 1998

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• Title: The Ethical QALY: Ethical Issues in Healthcare Resource Allocations
• Publisher: Euromed Communications
• Publication Date: 1998
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1899015213
• ISBN 13: 9781899015214
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: Sehr gut
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Synopsis

The outcomes of healthcare come in many different forms and guises. Pain relief, anxiety reduction, mobility improvement and life extension are all examples of successful outcomes of healthcare. For reasons which will be explained below, what is sought is a measure which can express all these different aspects of achieved health improvement in common units. The QALY is such a measure. The basic thinking behind the QUALY is that health has two main length and quality. Effective healthcare must either extend life or improve its quality or preferably both, so in theory all effective healthcare will produce Quality Adjusted Life Years or QALYs, but throughout this book the term 'QUALY' is used as a general expression of health achievement.