title: Helping Health Care Providers and Clinical Scientists Understand Apparently Irrational Policy Decisions.
abstract: Health care providers (HCP) and clinical scientists (CS) are generally most comfortable using evidence-based rational decision-making models. They become very frustrated when policymakers make decisions that, on the surface, seem irrational and unreasonable. However, such decisions usually make sense when analysed properly. The goal of this paper to provide a basic theoretical understanding of major policy models, to illustrate which models are most prevalent in publicly funded health care systems, and to propose a policy analysis framework to better understand the elements that drive policy decision-making. The proposed policy framework will also assist HCP and CS achieve greater success with their own proposals.
authors.affiliation: Diagnostic Imaging, University of Manitoba/WRHA-HSC.
authors.forename: Sandor J
authors.initials: SJ
authors.lastname: Demeter
keywords: biomedical ethics; epidemiology; health care policy; health care professionals; health economics; health law; health policy; public health