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Educational Materials on Market Access

General introduction and country-specific seminars about market access for medical devices and IVD tests

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Reimbursement summary for angioplasty of arteries of lower extremities

This post presents an extract from our reimbursement analysis for angioplasty of arteries lower extremities using plain and drug-coated balloons (DCBs) for peripheral artery disease in England, France and Germany. Plain balloon angioplasty is reimbursement via DRG solely and DCBs are reimbursement via combination of DRG and add-on reimbursement.
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Health Economic Publication Digest: An Application of the Checklist for Health Economic Quality Evaluations in a Systematic Review Setting

MTRC shares the most relevant and impactful publications in the field of market access and HEOR for medical technologies in Europe through its Health Economic Publications Digest. 

In a recent publication, Dijk et al. piloted the CHEQUE tool in the context of systematic reviews of health economic studies in medical education, aiming to assess its usability and inform future improvements. The authors applied CHEQUE to 21 economic evaluations, uncovering a wide range in quality scores (18%94%) and a positive correlation between methodological rigor and reporting standards. The study highlighted CHEQUE’s value as a structured assessment tool but also pointed to the need for refinements to reduce complexity and enhance clarity.

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