Development of a Transparent Interactive Decision Interrogator for Health Care Decisions
Author Information
Author(s): Bujkiewicz Sylwia, Jones Hayley E., Lai Monica C.W., Cooper Nicola J., Hawkins Neil, Squires Hazel, Abrams Keith R., Spiegelhalter David J., Sutton Alex J.
Primary Institution: Department of Health Sciences, University of Leicester
Hypothesis
Can a transparent interactive decision interrogator (TIDI) improve the decision-making process in health care?
Conclusion
TIDI successfully facilitates critiques of decision models by decision makers during the NICE appraisal process.
Supporting Evidence
- TIDI allows decision makers to run advanced statistical models in real time.
- It enhances the transparency and efficiency of the decision-making process.
- TIDI was used successfully in the NICE appraisal of tumor necrosis factor-alpha inhibitors.
Takeaway
TIDI is a tool that helps people make better decisions in health care by allowing them to see and change the information used in decision models easily.
Methodology
TIDI was programmed in Visual Basic for applications within Excel, linking decision models developed in R and WinBUGS.
Potential Biases
Potential biases in the decision models may not be fully accounted for, especially in the context of non-technical users.
Limitations
TIDI may not be suitable for very complex models that take too long to execute in real time.
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