TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2011//
TI  - Managing the relationship between quality and cost-effective burn care
JO  - Burns: journal of the International Society for Burn Injuries
A1  - Stavrou, Demetris
A1  - Weissman, Oren
A1  - Winkler, Eyal
A1  - Millet, Eran
A1  - Nardini, Gil
A1  - Tessone, Ariel
A1  - Zmora, Niv
A1  - Mushin, Oren Paul
A1  - Haik, Joseph
SP  - 367
EP  - 376
VL  - 37
IS  - 3
N2  - In the modern era of fiscal prudence, managing the relationship between quality health care and cost reduction is a complex and challenging task for policy makers and health care providers. Health economics is an applied field that aids in assessing the feasibility of incorporating new interventions in a certain field. Applying these tools when allocating funds for burn care is even more complicated due to the lack of clinical data regarding the cost effectiveness of different aspects in burn care. Herein we review the existing literature and summarize different approaches for achieving cost effective health care in general and in burn care specifically. Special considerations to funds allocation in burn care are also discussed.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0305-4179
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.burns.2010.10.006
ID  - ref1
ER  -