A Decision Analysis of the Introduction of a New Senile Cataract Surgery Technology in Ontario

A Historical Analysis

Authors

  • Ronald Wall University of Manitoba Winnipeg, Manitoba

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.3138/cjpe.7.001

Abstract

The author uses decision analysis methods to examine the implicit clinical and public policy of providing most elderly patients with a new surgical technology treating senile cataracts. The analysis suggests that the limitations of the “best” empirical evidence adversely affect decision making. Failure to measure patient preferences is a key source of decision-making uncertainty. Hence, the nearly universal provision of the new technology is questionable. Because many clinical interventions have not been rigorously evaluated, decision analysis may have a significant role in clinical and public decision making.

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Published

1992-09-01

How to Cite

Wall, R. (1992). A Decision Analysis of the Introduction of a New Senile Cataract Surgery Technology in Ontario: A Historical Analysis. Canadian Journal of Program Evaluation, 7(2), 1–24. https://doi.org/10.3138/cjpe.7.001

Issue

Vol. 7 No. 2 (1992): Fall

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Copyright (c) 1992 Ronald Wall

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