Health Economic Publication Digest: A systematic review of health economic evaluation quality assessment instruments for medical devices

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In a recent publication, Akpinar et al. systematically reviewed quality assessment instruments for health economic evaluations, focusing on their suitability for medical devices. Analysis of 13 instruments revealed that existing tools are largely non-specific and insufficient in addressing unique features of medical devices, such as learning curve effects, organizational impact, and incremental innovation. The authors concluded that dedicated assessment instruments are needed to improve the methodological evaluation of economic studies on medical devices.

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