Testing a new taxonomic model for the assessment of medical devices: Is it plausible and applicable? Insights from HTA reports and interviews with HTA institutions in Europe

Sabine Fuchs, Britta Olberg, Matthias Perleth, Reinhard Busse and Dimitra Panteli

Health Policy, 2019, vol. 123, issue 2, 173-181

Abstract: Medical devices (MDs) encompass a broad and heterogeneous range of technologies. While practices vary considerably across countries, MDs often find application in patient care with little or no evaluation of their effectiveness and safety following market approval. A recently proposed taxonomy of MDs considered devices from the viewpoint of Health Technology Assessment (HTA). The aim of the work presented here was to test its plausibility and applicability by considering real-world HTA practices.

Keywords: Health technology assessment; Medical devices; Taxonomy; Prioritisation; Europe (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2019
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DOI: 10.1016/j.healthpol.2018.03.004

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