Because health systems are conceptualized as social systems, embedded in social contexts
and shaped by human agency, values are a key factor in health system change. As such …

Health technology assessment (HTA) has long been employed by many countries around
the world, but its adoption in Asia has been slower. Only recently have a growing number of …

Background Healthcare spending has grown over the last decades in all developed
countries. Making hard choices for investments in a rational, evidence-informed, systematic …

Objectives To determine the prevalence of physical violence and threats against health
workers and the aftermath in tertiary, secondary and primary care facilities in China. Design …

Purpose In order to create sustainable health systems, many countries are introducing ways
to prioritise health services underpinned by a process of health technology assessment …

Objective To describe the role of social values in priority setting related to health technology
assessment processes and decision-making in Australia. Approach The processes and …

Cost-effectiveness analysis (CEA) can help countries attain and sustain universal health
coverage (UHC), as long as it is context-specific and considered within deliberative …

Purpose The purpose of this paper is twofold: first, to develop and test theory on how
commitment human resource (HR) practices affect hospital professionals' job satisfaction …

Purpose–This editorial aims to outline the context of healthcare priority‐setting, and
summarise each of the other ten papers in this special edition. It introduces a new …

Background To systematically investigate the current status and methodology of health
technology reassessment (HTR) in various countries to draw insights for the healthcare …