> The doctor helping the patient really "saves" the patient life and the life of people in his family every time he/she helps. That's not measurable with QALYs the way it's done in the article,
No, this is literally what QALY are for - measuring the impact of an improvement at someones life.
Right. For readers not familiar with this topic, QALYs are to be contrasted with disability-adjusted life-years (DALYs), which are less holistic (but also less subjective).
No, this is literally what QALY are for - measuring the impact of an improvement at someones life.