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AmeriCan at 21:20, August 1, 2007

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Aziraphale: categorize

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MyaR: wow, the bias -- 'rations', 'tiers', acronyms

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wow, the bias -- 'rations', 'tiers', acronyms

Aschlafly at 22:45, December 24, 2006

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The National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence, given the acronym "NICE", makes decisions on what medical procedures and treatments will be reimbursed in England and Wales. It is an official authority under the National Health Service.

England has a two-tiered medical system, whereby the government rations the care that it reimburses, and delays can be very long. There is another tier for citizens who purchase their own care with their own money. The NICE entity is in charge with limiting and rationing the government-reimbursed care.

In 1946 [[C.S. Lewis]] wrote a novel dentitled ''That Hideous Strength'', in which the arch-evil organization had the same acronym of "NICE", short for the National Institute for Co-operative Experimentation. The coincidence is striking.

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 England has a two-tiered medical system, whereby the government rations the care that it reimburses, and delays can be very long.  There is another tier for citizens who purchase their own care with their own money.  The NICE entity is in charge with limiting and rationing the government-reimbursed care.
-In 1946 [[C.S. Lewis]] wrote a novel dentitled ''That Hideous Strength'', in which the arch-evil organization had the same acronym of "NICE", short for the National Institute for Co-operative Experimentation.  The coincidence is coincidental, given English-speakers' propensity for creating [[Acronym|acronyms]] that correspond to existing common English words<ref>http://acronymfinder.com/af-query.asp?Acronym=nice&string=exact</ref>.
+In 1946 [[C.S. Lewis]] wrote a novel dentitled ''That Hideous Strength'', in which the arch-evil organization had the same acronym of "NICE", short for the National Institute for Co-operative Experimentation.  The coincidence is coincidental, given English-speakers' propensity for creating [[acronym]]s that correspond to existing common English words.<ref>http://acronymfinder.com/af-query.asp?Acronym=nice&string=exact</ref>
 == References ==
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+[[Category:United Kingdom]]
-[[category:medicine]]
+[[Category:Medicine]]

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-The '''National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence''', given the acronym "NICE", provides a number of functions aimed at clinical practice with the NHS in England and Wales. It appraises clinical practice and technology (including drugs), producing guidelines and making decisions on what medical procedures and treatments will be reimbursed. It is an official authority under the National Health Service.
+The '''National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence''', given the acronym "NICE", makes decisions on what medical procedures and treatments will be reimbursed in England and Wales. It is an official authority under the National Health Service.
-To determine the cost-effectiveness of a given intervention (i.e. whether its use will be reimbursed under the NHS) NICE employ Quality Adjusted Life Years (QALYs), a product of how much any given intervention will prolong and improve life. Subsequently, for a given intervention to be licensed for use under NICE it must not only prolong life, but prevent suffering, and it is rare for an intervention to be passed without improving both to a degree. The current maximum cost per QALY, above which an intervention lilkely will not be passed, is approximately £30,000 ($48,500 as of January 2010)<ref>http://www.nice.org.uk/newsroom/features/measuringeffectivenessandcosteffectivenesstheqaly.jsp</ref>
+England has a two-tiered medical system, whereby the government rations the care that it reimburses, and delays can be very long.  There is another tier for citizens who purchase their own care with their own money.  The NICE entity is in charge with limiting and rationing the government-reimbursed care.
-NICE and its proponents argue that it provides a valuable service to a socialised medical system such as the NHS, where resources are limited, by appraising effectiveness in an objective fashion, and providing a framework for a level of care equivalent to where money is not an issue.
+In 1946 [[C.S. Lewis]] wrote a novel dentitled ''That Hideous Strength'', in which the arch-evil organization had the same acronym of "NICE", short for the National Institute for Co-operative Experimentation.  The coincidence is coincidental, given English-speakers' propensity for creating [[Acronym|acronyms]] that correspond to existing common English words<ref>http://acronymfinder.com/af-query.asp?Acronym=nice&string=exact</ref>.
 == References ==

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-The '''National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence''', given the acronym "NICE", makes decisions on what medical procedures and treatments will be reimbursed in England and Wales. It is an official authority under the National Health Service.
+The '''National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence''', given the acronym "NICE", provides a number of functions aimed at clinical practice with the NHS in England and Wales. It appraises clinical practice and technology (including drugs), producing guidelines and making decisions on what medical procedures and treatments will be reimbursed. It is an official authority under the National Health Service.
-England has a two-tiered medical system, whereby the government rations the care that it reimburses, and delays can be very long.  There is another tier for citizens who purchase their own care with their own money.  The NICE entity is in charge with limiting and rationing the government-reimbursed care.
+To determine the cost-effectiveness of a given intervention (i.e. whether its use will be reimbursed under the NHS) NICE employ Quality Adjusted Life Years (QALYs), a product of how much any given intervention will prolong and improve life. Subsequently, for a given intervention to be licensed for use under NICE it must not only prolong life, but prevent suffering, and it is rare for an intervention to be passed without improving both to a degree. The current maximum cost per QALY, above which an intervention lilkely will not be passed, is approximately £30,000 ($48,500 as of January 2010)<ref>http://www.nice.org.uk/newsroom/features/measuringeffectivenessandcosteffectivenesstheqaly.jsp</ref>
-In 1946 [[C.S. Lewis]] wrote a novel dentitled ''That Hideous Strength'', in which the arch-evil organization had the same acronym of "NICE", short for the National Institute for Co-operative Experimentation.  The coincidence is coincidental, given English-speakers' propensity for creating [[Acronym|acronyms]] that correspond to existing common English words<ref>http://acronymfinder.com/af-query.asp?Acronym=nice&string=exact</ref>.
+NICE and its proponents argue that it provides a valuable service to a socialised medical system such as the NHS, where resources are limited, by appraising effectiveness in an objective fashion, and providing a framework for a level of care equivalent to where money is not an issue.
 == References ==

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 England has a two-tiered medical system, whereby the government rations the care that it reimburses, and delays can be very long.  There is another tier for citizens who purchase their own care with their own money.  The NICE entity is in charge with limiting and rationing the government-reimbursed care.
-In 1946 [[C.S. Lewis]] wrote a novel entitled ''That Hideous Strength'', in which the arch-evil organization had the same acronym of "NICE", short for the National Institute for Co-operative Experimentation.  The coincidence is coincidental, given English-speakers' propensity for creating [[Acronym|acronyms]] that correspond to existing common English words<ref>http://acronymfinder.com/af-query.asp?Acronym=nice&string=exact</ref>.
+In 1946 [[C.S. Lewis]] wrote a novel dentitled ''That Hideous Strength'', in which the arch-evil organization had the same acronym of "NICE", short for the National Institute for Co-operative Experimentation.  The coincidence is coincidental, given English-speakers' propensity for creating [[Acronym|acronyms]] that correspond to existing common English words<ref>http://acronymfinder.com/af-query.asp?Acronym=nice&string=exact</ref>.
 == References ==

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 England has a two-tiered medical system, whereby the government rations the care that it reimburses, and delays can be very long.  There is another tier for citizens who purchase their own care with their own money.  The NICE entity is in charge with limiting and rationing the government-reimbursed care.
-In 1946 [[C.S. Lewis]] wrote a novel dentitled ''That Hideous Strength'', in which the arch-evil organization had the same acronym of "NICE", short for the National Institute for Co-operative Experimentation.  The coincidence is coincidental, given English-speakers' propensity for creating [[Acronym|acronyms]] that correspond to existing common English words<ref>http://acronymfinder.com/af-query.asp?Acronym=nice&string=exact</ref>.
+In 1946 [[C.S. Lewis]] wrote a novel entitled ''That Hideous Strength'', in which the arch-evil organization had the same acronym of "NICE", short for the National Institute for Co-operative Experimentation.  The coincidence is coincidental, given English-speakers' propensity for creating [[Acronym|acronyms]] that correspond to existing common English words<ref>http://acronymfinder.com/af-query.asp?Acronym=nice&string=exact</ref>.
 == References ==

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	England has a two-tiered medical system, whereby the government rations the care that it reimburses, and delays can be very long. There is another tier for citizens who purchase their own care with their own money. The NICE entity is in charge with limiting and rationing the government-reimbursed care.		England has a two-tiered medical system, whereby the government rations the care that it reimburses, and delays can be very long. There is another tier for citizens who purchase their own care with their own money. The NICE entity is in charge with limiting and rationing the government-reimbursed care.

−	In 1946 [[C.S. Lewis]] wrote a novel dentitled ''That Hideous Strength'', in which the arch-evil organization had the same acronym of "NICE", short for the National Institute for Co-operative Experimentation. The coincidence is ~~striking~~.	+	In 1946 [[C.S. Lewis]] wrote a novel dentitled ''That Hideous Strength'', in which the arch-evil organization had the same acronym of "NICE", short for the National Institute for Co-operative Experimentation. The coincidence is coincidental, given English-speakers' propensity for creating [[Acronym\|acronyms]] that correspond to existing common English words<ref>http://acronymfinder.com/af-query.asp?Acronym=nice&string=exact</ref>.
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