Development of a cost-effectiveness model for optimisation of the screening interval in diabetic retinopathy screening

"The study found that annual screening of all patients for STDR [sight-threatening diabetic retinopathy] was not cost-effective. Screening this entire cohort every 3 years was most likely to be cost-effective."

Development of a cost-effectiveness model for optimisation of the screening interval in diabetic retinopathy screening
PH Scanlon, SJ Aldington, J Leal , R Luengo-Fernandez, J Oke , S Sivaprasad , et al.
Health Technology Assessment 2015;19(74)

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Interventions designed to improve therapeutic communications between black and minority ethnic people and professionals working in psychiatric services

"Black and minority ethnic patients in contact with psychiatric services tend to have less than optimal experiences and outcomes. This report presents the findings of a detailed review of research into interventions to improve communications between black and minority ethnic patients and professionals working in psychiatric services in order to benefit patients’ mental health."

Interventions designed to improve therapeutic communications between black and minority ethnic people and professionals working in psychiatric services: a systematic review of the evidence for their effectiveness
K Bhui, RW Aslam, A Palinski, R McCabe, MR Johnson,S Weich, et al.
Health Technology Assessment 2015;19(31)

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Funding schemes for innovative medical devices

"To manage the uncertainty surrounding the reimbursement of innovation, several European countries have set up temporary funding schemes to generate evidence about the effectiveness of devices. This article explores two different French approaches to funding innovative in-hospital devices and collecting supplementary data."

Special funding schemes for innovative medical devices in French hospitals: The pros and cons of two different approaches
N Martellia, H van den Brink
Health Policy, April 2014

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Capturing Value from Health Technologies in Lean Times

"This Commentary focuses on an emerging, evidence-based policy tool called Health Technology Assessment (HTA). HTA helps inform decision making on how to balance demand and supply pressures for new technologies within a health-system budget. The overarching objective is to obtain the greatest health gains within fiscal constraints by grounding decisions in a clear, transparent and coordinated process."

Capturing Value from Health Technologies in Lean Times
Åke Blomqvist, Colin Busby and Don Husereau
C.D. Howe Institute Commentary,  No. 396 (Canada)
December 2013

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Introduction of new technologies and decision making processes

"Introducing new health technologies, including medical devices, into a local setting in a safe, effective, and transparent manner is a complex process, involving many disciplines and players within an organization."

Introduction of new technologies and decision making processes: a framework to adapt a Local Health Technology Decision Support Program for other local settings
P Poulin, L Austen, CM Scott, M Poulin, N Gall, J Seidel, R Lafreniere
Medical Devices: Evidence and Research, 2013, 6:185-193

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