Applying health economics for policy decision making: do devices differ from drugs?
Abstract
Medical devices pose unique challenges for economic evaluation and associated decision-making processes that differ from pharmaceuticals. We highlight and discuss these challenges in the context of cardiac device therapy, based on a systematic review of relevant economic evaluations. Key challenges include practical difficulties in conducting randomized clinical trials, allowing for a ‘learning curve’ and user characteristics, accounting for the...
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Title
Applying health economics for policy decision making: do devices differ from drugs?
Published Date
Apr 25, 2011
Journal
Volume
13
Issue
suppl 2
Pages
ii54 - ii58
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