Views and opinions of the general public about the reimbursement of expensive medicines in the Netherlands.

Objectives: Solidarity-based healthcare systems are being challenged by the incremental costs of new and expensive medicines for cancer and rare diseases. To regulate reimbursement of such drugs, the Dutch government introduced a policy instrument known as the Coverage Lock (CL) in 2015. Little is known about the public opinion regarding such policy instruments and their consequences, i.

Measurement instruments for perspective-taking: A BEME scoping review: BEME Review No. 91.

Aim: Perspective-taking is increasingly valued as an important competence to deliver person-centered care. It is conceptualized as a facet of cognitive empathy, but also connected to other attitudes and competences. Multiple studies report on educational interventions focused on perspective-taking, but an overview of instruments to measure perspective-taking is lacking.

An ethics framework for the transition to an operational learning healthcare system.

Introduction: While Learning Healthcare Systems (LHSs) have received increasing attention in health care and research, the amount of operational LHSs remains limited. Given the investment of resources in these projects, a moral responsibility to pursue the transition toward an LHS falls on projects and their participating stakeholders. This paper provides an ethics framework for projects that have taken steps toward building an LHS and are in the position to transition to an operational LHS.