ReviewCost effectiveness and resource allocation : C/E2022
Health technology assessment of medical devices: current landscape, challenges, and a way forward.
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30 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 45 citations in OpenAlex.
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- Domains and Methods of Medical Device Technology Evaluation: A Systematic Review.Public health reviews · 2024Pooled it
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- Expert participation in the health technology assessment process: a scoping review.Revista brasileira de enfermagem · 2026Article
- Mapping the social networks of key actors in the development of health technology assessment in Iran.Journal of preventive medicine and hygiene · 2025Article
- Institutionalization of Health Technology Assessment of medical devices: a cluster analysis of EU, EEA, and EFTA countries.International journal of technology assessment in health care · 2025Article
- Challenges in adopting health technology assessment for evidence-based policy in Iran: a qualitative study.Journal of health, population, and nutrition · 2025Article
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Abstract
backgroundHealth Technology Assessment (HTA) has been widely recognized as informing healthcare decision-making, and interest in HTA of medical devices has been steadily increasing. How does the assessment of medical devices differ from that of drug therapies, and what innovations can be adopted to overcome the inherent challenges in medical device HTA?
methodHTA Accelerator Database was used to describe the landscape of HTA reports for medical devices from HTA bodies, and a literature search was conducted to understand the growth trend of relevant HTA publications in four case studies. Another literature review was conducted for a narrative synthesis of the characteristic differences and challenges of HTA in medical devices. We further conducted a focused Internet search of guidelines and a narrative review of methodologies specific to the HTA of medical devices. MAIN BODY: The evidence of HTA reports and journal publications on medical devices around the world has been growing. The challenges in assessing medical devices include scarcity of well-designed randomized controlled trials, inconsistent real-world evidence data sources and methods, device-user interaction, short product lifecycles, inexplicit target population, and a lack of direct medical outcomes. Practical solutions in terms of methodological advancement of HTA for medical devices were also discussed in some HTA guidelines and literature.
conclusionTo better conduct HTA on medical devices, we recommend considering multi-source evidence such as real-world evidence; standardizing HTA processes, methodologies, and criteria; and integrating HTA into decision-making.
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