Identification of essential factors in medical decision-making

Scarcity of resources is a central assumption of economic research. In the area of health economics, scarcity of resources becomes particularly apparent when it comes to limitations in healthcare benefits. For an efficient allocation of scarce resources, healthcare research must be aligned with the needs of patients and medical professionals. Thereby, the quality of patient care can be improved and the probability of commercial success of innovations in the market can be increased.
In this project, Conjoint Analysis is applied to investigate the utility requirements of physicians and patients in diagnosis and therapy procedures. In terms of participatory decision-making, the project aims to improve the inclusion of patients in the decision-making process about the choice of treatment. A final goal of the application of this methodology is to show that an early assessment of the stakeholder’s utilities improves the outcome of the innovation process.
This project is funded by the European Regional Development Fund under the operation number ´ZS /2016/04/78123´as part of initiative "Sachsen-Anhalt WISSENSCHAFT Schwerpunkte”.