Application Of Decision-Making Methodology To Certificate Of Need Applications For CT Scanners

Hans W. Gottinger; P. Shapiro

doi:10.1117/12.934680

1 November 1982 Application Of Decision-Making Methodology To Certificate Of Need Applications For CT Scanners

Hans W. Gottinger, P. Shapiro

Proceedings Volume 0375, Medical Imaging and Image Interpretation; (1982) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.934680
Event: 1st International Symposium on Medical Imaging and Image Interpretation, 1982, Berlin, Germany

Abstract

This paper describes a case study and application of decision-making methodology to two competing Certificate of Need (CON) Applications for CT body scanners. We demonstrate the use of decision-making methodology by evaluating the CON applications. Explicit value judgements reflecting the monetary equivalent of the different categories of benefit are introduced to facilitate this comparison. The difference between the benefits (measured in monetary terms) and costs is called the net social value. Any alternative with positive net social value is judged economically justifiable, and the alternative with the greatest net social value is judged the most attractive.

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Hans W. Gottinger and P. Shapiro "Application Of Decision-Making Methodology To Certificate Of Need Applications For CT Scanners", Proc. SPIE 0375, Medical Imaging and Image Interpretation, (1 November 1982); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.934680

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