Health policy, systems, and equity
DALY Versus QALY: Two Ways to Measure Health Loss
DALYs and QALYs both fold length and quality of life into one number, but they run on opposite scales and answer different questions. How to tell them apart.
Health & Evidence Library
Health policy, systems, and equity
How access, payment, geography, language, disability, public policy, and system design shape health and care.
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Health policy, systems, and equity
Coverage With Evidence Development: Paying for a Treatment While the Proof Is Still Coming In
A plain-language guide to how payers fund promising treatments under uncertainty while requiring real-world data, and why the exit is the hard part.
Health policy, systems, and equity
Clinical Evaluation Versus Clinical Investigation, and Why Medical Software Needs Both
A clinical evaluation appraises existing evidence for a device. A clinical investigation runs a new study. Here is how the two differ and connect.
Health policy, systems, and equity
CE Marking Versus FDA Clearance: Two Routes a Medical Device Takes to Market
A neutral guide to how the EU CE marking route and the US FDA pathways differ, and what each label really signifies about a device.
Health policy, systems, and equity
Biomarker Qualification Explained: Why a Measurement Has to Earn a Defined Use
Qualification means a biomarker is formally accepted for one defined use, not for everything. Why the bar is high, and how it protects patients.
Health policy, systems, and equity
Trust in medicine, one visit at a time
How trust between patients and clinicians is actually built, why it matters for health, and the everyday behaviors that earn it.
Health policy, systems, and equity
Language and culture at the bedside
Why being cared for in a language you fully understand improves safety and outcomes, and how professional interpreters and cultural awareness help.
Health policy, systems, and equity
Access is a clinical issue, not just a policy one
How distance, cost, and time shape health, why access belongs in the exam room, and what a practical, blame-free view looks like.
Health policy, systems, and equity
Rural and border medicine: four lessons for better care
Rural and border medicine teaches four lessons for stronger primary care: continuity, resourcefulness, trust, and language. See what the evidence shows.