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ReviewBMC health services research2017

Sustainability in health care by allocating resources effectively (SHARE) 4: exploring opportunities and methods for consumer engagement in resource allocation in a local healthcare setting.

Claire Harris, Henry Ko, Cara Waller, Pamela Sloss, Pamela Williams

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Review in BMC health services research, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 19 papers.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors.

Claire HarrisSchool of Public Health and Preventive Medicine, Monash University, Clayton, VIC, Australia. claire.harris@monash.edu.ORCID 0000-0002-5367-8144
Henry KoCentre for Clinical Effectiveness, Monash Health, Clayton, VIC, Australia.
Cara WallerCentre for Clinical Effectiveness, Monash Health, Clayton, VIC, Australia.
Pamela SlossConsumer Representative, Monash Health, Clayton, VIC, Australia.
Pamela WilliamsConsumer Representative, Monash Health, Clayton, VIC, Australia.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundThis is the fourth in a series of papers reporting a program of Sustainability in Health care by Allocating Resources Effectively (SHARE) in a local healthcare setting. Healthcare decision-makers have sought to improve the effectiveness and efficiency of services through removal or restriction of practices that are unsafe or of little benefit, often referred to as 'disinvestment'. A systematic, integrated, evidence-based program for disinvestment was being established within a large Australian health service network. Consumer engagement was acknowledged as integral to this process. This paper reports the process of developing a model to integrate consumer views and preferences into an organisation-wide approach to resource allocation.

methodsA literature search was conducted and interviews and workshops were undertaken with health service consumers and staff. Findings were drafted into a model for consumer engagement in resource allocation which was workshopped and refined.

resultsAlthough consumer engagement is increasingly becoming a requirement of publicly-funded health services and documented in standards and policies, participation in organisational decision-making is not widespread. Several consistent messages for consumer engagement in this context emerged from the literature and consumer responses. Opportunities, settings and activities for consumer engagement through communication, consultation and participation were identified within the resource allocation process. Sources of information regarding consumer values and perspectives in publications and locally-collected data, and methods to use them in health service decision-making, were identified. A model bringing these elements together was developed.

conclusionThe proposed model presents potential opportunities and activities for consumer engagement in the context of resource allocation.

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CommunicationCommunity ParticipationDecision MakingDecision Making, OrganizationalDelivery of Health CareHealth ServicesHumansInvestmentsModels, EconomicPatient PreferenceResource AllocationVictoriaCommunityConsumerDe-adoptDecision-makingDecommissionDisinvestmentEngagementHealth technologyResource allocationTCP

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PMID28476155
PMCPMC5420096

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