Economic Information in Clinical Decision-Making

Further research in other healthcare sectors and countries is needed because healthcare organisation, reimbursement models, and cultural values may shape attitudes toward economic information. Both GPs and patients were generally willing to use economic information in clinical decision-making. The availability of cost information in electronic health records does not guarantee that physicians will actually use it in practice. Economic information is relevant to shared decision-making, cost-conscious prescribing, avoidance of low-value care, and healthcare prioritisation. Cost considerations are especially feasible when several clinically suitable treatment options are available and shared decision-making is relevant.