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Should doctors' judgments take resource constraints into account and, if so, how? A shortened version of a typical TV documentary sets up the resource constraint problem as it is embodied in one p...articular hospital. A health economist explains "rational" ways of choosing between alternative uses for scarce heath-care resources. There is discussion of QALYs (Quality of Life Adjusted Years), discounting, and the role of doctors in making resource allocation decisions. Discussions and expositions are set in the context of a discourse between a judgment analyst and a doctor.
Should doctors' judgments take resource constraints into account and, if so, how? A shortened version of a typical TV documentary sets up the resource constraint problem as it is embodied in one p...articular hospital. A health economist explains "rational" ways of choosing between alternative uses for scarce heath-care resources. There is discussion of QALYs (Quality of Life Adjusted Years), discounting, and the role of doctors in making resource allocation decisions. Discussions and expositions are set in the context of a discourse between a judgment analyst and a doctor.
| Module code and title: | D321, Professional judgement |
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| Item code: | D321; 08 |
| Recording date: | 29-05-1987 |
| First transmission date: | 1988 |
| Published: | 1988 |
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| Duration: | 00:25:00 |
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| Producer: | Jeremy Cooper |
| Contributors: | Jack Dowie; Beverley Hunt; Raanan Gillon; Michael Drummond; Diana Brahams |
| Publisher: | BBC Open University |
| Keyword(s): | Economists; Health care; Hospitals |
| Master spool number: | HOU5635 |
| Production number: | FOUD312E |
| Videofinder number: | 1129 |
| Available to public: | no |
