Dr. Ashish BhagatConsultant Radiologist.

The indication to perform a medical procedure is appropriate whenthe expected health benefit (ie, increased life expectancy, relief of pain,reduction in anxiety, improved functional capacity) exceeds the expected negative consequences (ie, mortality, morbidity, anxiety ofanticipating the procedure, pain produced by the procedure) by asufficiently wide margin that the procedure is worth doing.

INTERMEDIATE OUTCOMES correct diagnosis / exclusion of diagnosis length of hospital stay number of secondary referrals saved Patient perception of the value of a measure.

LONG TERM OUTCOMES patient survival improved quality of life quality-adjusted life expectancy

Cost minimisation. Cost-Benefit Analysis Cost-Effectiveness Analysis Cost-Utility Analysis

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