The Oregon formula: a better method of allocating health care resources.
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Ostbye, T; Speechley, M
Published in: Nordisk medicin
January 1992
In Oregon, an important new mechanism for prioritizing health care resources is about to be introduced. It is based on a relatively simple cost/benefit formula, the best of available scientific knowledge as well as public opinion and sentiment. The formula is based on three factors: the cost of each treatment or procedure, the improvement in quality of life by giving the treatment and how long a patient would be healthy after treatment. The Oregon experiment may influence the delivery of health care not only in the United States. In modified form this approach may have even more wide-ranging implications in the Scandinavian countries where most of the health services are publicly funded.
Duke Scholars
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Nordisk medicin
ISSN
0029-1420
Publication Date
January 1992
Volume
107
Issue
3
Start / End Page
92 / 95
Related Subject Headings
- Quality of Life
- Public Policy
- Public Opinion
- Oregon
- Humans
- Health Priorities
- Health Care Rationing
- Ethics
- Cost-Benefit Analysis
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Ostbye, T., & Speechley, M. (1992). The Oregon formula: a better method of allocating health care resources. Nordisk Medicin, 107(3), 92–95.
Ostbye, T., and M. Speechley. “The Oregon formula: a better method of allocating health care resources.” Nordisk Medicin 107, no. 3 (January 1992): 92–95.
Ostbye T, Speechley M. The Oregon formula: a better method of allocating health care resources. Nordisk medicin. 1992 Jan;107(3):92–5.
Ostbye, T., and M. Speechley. “The Oregon formula: a better method of allocating health care resources.” Nordisk Medicin, vol. 107, no. 3, Jan. 1992, pp. 92–95.
Ostbye T, Speechley M. The Oregon formula: a better method of allocating health care resources. Nordisk medicin. 1992 Jan;107(3):92–95.
Published In
Nordisk medicin
ISSN
0029-1420
Publication Date
January 1992
Volume
107
Issue
3
Start / End Page
92 / 95
Related Subject Headings
- Quality of Life
- Public Policy
- Public Opinion
- Oregon
- Humans
- Health Priorities
- Health Care Rationing
- Ethics
- Cost-Benefit Analysis