When we are judging the cost-effectiveness of a treatment or intervention, we're really asking how much bang for the buck we're getting for our healthcare spending. That can be relatively easy when we're talking about life and death. But how do we measure improvements in quality? The most widely used method is through the use of utility values, and we'll show you how we calculate those in this week's Healthcare Triage. For those of you who want to read more, go here: http://theincidentaleconomist.com/wordpress/?p=61426 John Green -- Executive Producer Stan Muller -- Director, Producer Aaron Carroll -- Writer Mark Olsen -- Graphics http://www.twitter.com/aaronecarroll http://www.twitter.com/crashcoursestan http://www.twitter.com/johngreen http://www.twitter.com/olsenvideo