Some essential clarifications: IQWiG comments on two critiques of the efficiency frontier approach.
Dintsios
Charalabos-Markos
CM
Institute for Quality and Efficieny in Health Care (Institut für Qualität und Wirtschaftlichkeit im Gesundheitswesen, IQWiG), Dillenburger Strasse, Koeln, Germany.
Gerber
Andreas
A
D003362:Cost-Benefit Analysis; D004470:Economics, Medical / Q000458:organization & administration*; D017598:Efficiency, Organizational; D005069:Evaluation Studies as Topic; D005858:Germany; D006801:Humans; D009313:National Health Programs / Q000458:organization & administration*; D013673:Technology Assessment, Biomedical / Q000379:methods*