Health Technology Assessment in China’s Health Care Sector: Development and Applications
China’s health system is facing severe challenges from social transition and the double burden of population aging and non-communicable diseases.
Wudong Guo +11 more
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Self-monitoring of blood glucose in type 2 diabetes: systematic review
Objectives: To examine whether or not self-monitoring of blood glucose (SMBG) is worthwhile, in terms of glycaemic control, hypoglycaemia, quality of life (QoL) and cost per quality-adjusted life-year (QALY), in people with type 2 diabetes (T2DM) who ...
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SMS text pre-notification and delivery of reminder e-mails to increase response rates to postal questionnaires in the SUSPEND trial : a factorial design, randomised controlled trial [PDF]
Acknowledgements SUSPEND was funded by the National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) Health Technology Assessment (HTA) Programme (project 80/71/01) and will be published in full in Health Technology Assessment.
Cotton, Seonaidh C. +3 more
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HEALTH TECHNOLOGY ASSESSMENT IN GREECE
In 1983 a health reform aimed to assure universal coverage and equity in the distribution of services in Greece. The reform implied state responsibility for the financing and delivery of services and a reduction of the private sector. The model was a Bismarckian scheme for social insurance.
Liaropoulos, L, Kaitelidou, D
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Strengthening and stretching for rheumatoid arthritis of the hand (SARAH). A randomised controlled trial and economic evaluation [PDF]
Study registration: Current Controlled Trials ISRCTN 89936343.Background - The effectiveness of exercise for improving hand and wrist function in people with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is uncertain.
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Background Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is accelerated by widespread and inappropriate use of antimicrobials. Many countries, including those in low- and middle- income contexts, have started implementing interventions to tackle AMR.
Chris Painter +6 more
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Attitudes of patients toward adoption of 3D technology in pain assessment: Qualitative perspective [PDF]
This article is made available through the Brunel Open Access Publishing Fund. © Fotios Spyridonis, Gheorghita Ghinea, Andrew O Frank. Originally published in the Journal of Medical Internet Research (http://www.jmir.org), 10.04.2013.
Frank, AO, Ghinea, G, Spyridonis, F
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Health technology assessment in Switzerland [PDF]
OBJECTIVES AND METHODS: To review Switzerland's mixed public and private healthcare system with regard to health technology assessment (HTA). RESULTS: In the past, remarkable work in HTA was done.
Bellucci, S +5 more
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Counting the cost of public and philanthropic R&D funding: the case of olaparib
Background Lack of transparency around manufacturing costs, who bears the bulk of research and development costs and how total costs relate to the pricing of products, continue to fuel debates.
L. Schmidt, O. Sehic, C. Wild
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Assessing the impact of England's National Health Service R&D Health Technology Assessment program using the "payback" approach [PDF]
Copyright © Cambridge University Press 2009Objectives: This study assesses the impact of the English National Health Service (NHS) Health Technology Assessment (HTA) program using the "payback" framework.Methods: A survey of lead investigators of all ...
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