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Core value dossiers for medical technologies

Essential tool to support market access and marketing efforts through the lifecycle of the product

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White Paper: Challenges and Proposed Solutions in SLR for Medical Devices

Get insights from MTRC White Papers to discover key challenges in systematic literature reviews for medical devices

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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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Publication Digest: Methodological Standards for Conducting High-Quality Systematic Reviews

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

In a recent publication, De Cassai et al. presented a comprehensive methodological guide outlining how to design, conduct, and report high-quality systematic reviews across biological and health sciences. The authors detailed each step of the review process and emphasized the importance of structured reporting, validated risk-of-bias tools, and evidence-certainty frameworks. Their findings highlighted that applying standardized approaches such as PRISMA 2020 and GRADE can substantially improve the clarity, transparency, and robustness of systematic reviews.

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