Table 3 Strategies for improvement
From: Priority setting in the provincial health services authority: survey of key decision makers
| Increase transparency and accountability | • Make the decision making process more transparent and accountable to internal and external stakeholders |
| Create explicit process | • Align process with organizational context and account for politics |
| • Clearly communicate vision of the process to all stakeholders | |
| • Define goals, outcomes, and benchmarks for success incorporating the Strategic Plan | |
| Initiate cultural change | • Create time-sensitive, evidence-driven process |
| • Apply the process in a consistent manner | |
| • Provide education to create a culture of explicit priority setting | |
| Increase stakeholder involvement | • Include public opinion at a general level and provide management training for physicians |
| Enhance fairness | • Create explicit appeals process for priority setting decisions |
