Economic Information in Clinical Decision-Making

Uses

How it works

Evidence quality

Highlighted claims

• The availability of cost information in electronic health records does not guarantee that physicians will actually use it in practice. — Economic information in clinical decision-making: focus group discussions with Finnish general practitioners and patients
• Economic information is relevant to shared decision-making, cost-conscious prescribing, avoidance of low-value care, and healthcare prioritisation. — Economic information in clinical decision-making: focus group discussions with Finnish general practitioners and patients
• Both GPs and patients were generally willing to use economic information in clinical decision-making. — Economic information in clinical decision-making: focus group discussions with Finnish general practitioners and patients
• Further research in other healthcare sectors and countries is needed because healthcare organisation, reimbursement models, and cultural values may shape attitudes toward economic information. — Economic information in clinical decision-making: focus group discussions with Finnish general practitioners and patients
• Cost considerations are especially feasible when several clinically suitable treatment options are available and shared decision-making is relevant. — Economic information in clinical decision-making: focus group discussions with Finnish general practitioners and patients