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19394576

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
5
pubmed:dateCreated
2009-4-27
pubmed:abstractText
Health technology assessment has significantly improved the decision-making process via the thorough and systematic evaluation of the clinical utility and cost-effectiveness of new drugs and health technologies. However, the device industry faces a significant challenge in meeting the evidentiary demands of the health technology assessment process, particularly given the small size of the Canadian market and device manufacturers. This is further compounded by the somewhat short-sighted nature of health care budgets, which see medical devices as a cost-driver given the sometimes significant upfront investment required to implement a technology producing downstream benefits in the long-term. Industry is the research and development of the health care system, but innovative development could be stifled unless the health technology assessment process recognizes the risk of manufacturers. The authors propose that health technology assessment can be improved by recognizing the challenges that device manufacturers face and by sharing the risk associated with evaluations of effectiveness. Health technology assessment is a powerful tool that can be used to evaluate new and potentially obsolete technologies alike, with the goal of meeting the needs of patients as customers of both the device industry and the health care system.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
May
pubmed:issn
1558-349X
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Electronic
pubmed:volume
6
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
353-9
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2009
pubmed:articleTitle
Health technology assessment from a Canadian device industry perspective.
pubmed:affiliation
Programs for Assessment of Technology in Health Research Institute, St Joseph's Healthcare Hamilton, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. ferrusil@mcmaster.ca
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't