Avaliação das Tecnologias de Saúde – O Sector dos Dispositivos Médicos

Avaliação das Tecnologias de Saúde – O Sector dos Dispositivos Médicos

In times of resources scarcity, health technologies should be strictly financed accordingly their added value. Health technologies assessment (HTA) is the scientific methodology that is able to provide payers with evidence based information in order to optimize their decisions. This procedure is alr...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Conceição Portela
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Formifarma, LDA. 2011-10-01
Series:Revista Portuguesa de Farmacoterapia
Subjects:
Health technology assessment
medical devices
financing
reimbursement
added value
Online Access:http://revista.farmacoterapia.pt/index.php/rpf/article/view/85
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Summary:In times of resources scarcity, health technologies should be strictly financed accordingly their added value. Health technologies assessment (HTA) is the scientific methodology that is able to provide payers with evidence based information in order to optimize their decisions. This procedure is already used to evaluate medicines, and could be considered to improve value based pricing for medical devices.
ISSN:1647-354X
2183-7341

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