Economic evaluations in medical technological innovations a mapping review of methodologies.

ABSTRACT:

Rationale

Economic evaluations play an important role in the development and implementation of healthcare innovations. For pharmaceutical products, the methodologies used are laid down in guidelines, whereas for medical technologies the guidelines are not as strenuous. The aim of this review was therefore to analyze what types of methodologies are used in economic evaluations of medical technologies.

Methods

We performed a mapping review to identify economic evaluations for medical technologies. We decided to limit our search to one year (2022) and included cost utility and cost effectiveness analyses in which health technologies were evaluated. For each included study we identified the main methodological characteristics.

Results

A total of 364 papers were included i

SUBMITTER: van Lieshout C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10953233 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature