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Transferability of economic evaluations of medical technologies: a new technology for orthopedic surgery.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  18452383     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
Transferring results of economic evaluations across countries or jurisdictions can potentially save scarce evaluation resources while helping to make market access and reimbursement decisions in a timely fashion. This article points out why transferring results of economic evaluations is particularly important in the field of medical technologies. It then provides an overview of factors that are previously identified in the literature as affecting transferability of economic evaluations, as well as methods for transferring results in a scientifically sound way. As the current literature almost exclusively relates to transferability of pharmacoeconomic evaluations, this article highlights those factors and methodologies that are of particular relevance to transferring medical technology assessments. Considering the state-of-the-art literature and a worked, real life, example of transferring an economic evaluation of a product used in orthopedic surgery, we provide recommendations for future work in this important area of medical technology assessment.
Authors:
Lotte Steuten; Laura Vallejo-Torres; Terry Young; Martin Buxton
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't; Review    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Expert review of medical devices     Volume:  5     ISSN:  1743-4440     ISO Abbreviation:  -     Publication Date:  2008 May 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2008-05-02     Completed Date:  2008-08-06     Revised Date:  -    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  101230445     Medline TA:  Expert Rev Med Devices     Country:  England    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  329-36     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Multidisciplinary Assessment of Technology Centre for Healthcare, Health Economics Research Group, Brunel University, Uxbridge, Middlesex, UB8 3PH, UK. lotte.steuten@brunel.ac.uk
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Decision Making
Fibrin Tissue Adhesive / economics
Humans
Orthopedics*
Technology Transfer*
Technology, Medical / economics*
Chemical
Reg. No./Substance:
0/Fibrin Tissue Adhesive

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