The impact of HTA and procurement practices on the selection and prices of medical devices

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• 作者：Giuditta Callea^a ; ^{giuditta.callea@unibocconi.it} ; Patrizio Armeni^a ; Marta Marsilio^a ; ^c ; Claudio Jommi^a ; ^d ; Rosanna Tarricone^a ; ^b
• 关键词：Health technology assessment ; Centralized procurement ; Medical devices ; Selection ; Price ; Italy
• 刊名：Social Science & Medicine
• 出版年：2017
• 出版时间：February 2017
• 年：2017
• 卷：174
• 期：Complete
• 页码：89-95
• 全文大小：456 K
• 卷排序：174

文摘

HTA and procurement are increasingly used to govern the uptake of new devices. Little empirical evidence exists regarding their impact on healthcare expenditure. We collected primary data through a national survey of Italian public hospitals. Regional HTA favors the adoption of costly devices, unlike hospital-based HTA. Centralized regional procurement yields lower medical device unit prices.