The evolution of the Italian national health service

W Ricciardi, R Tarricone - The Lancet, 2021 - thelancet.com
Summary 40 years ago, Italy saw the birth of a national, universal health-care system
(Servizio Sanitario Nazionale [SSN]), which provides a full range of health-care services with …

Health technology assessment of medical devices: current landscape, challenges, and a way forward

J Ming, Y He, Y Yang, M Hu, X Zhao, J Liu… - Cost Effectiveness and …, 2022 - Springer
Abstract Background Health Technology Assessment (HTA) has been widely recognized as
informing healthcare decision-making, and interest in HTA of medical devices has been …

[HTML][HTML] An EQ-5D-5L value set for Italy using videoconferencing interviews and feasibility of a new mode of administration

AP Finch, M Meregaglia, O Ciani, B Roudijk… - Social Science & …, 2022 - Elsevier
Objectives To test the feasibility of using videoconferencing (VC) administered interviews
and to derive an EQ-5D-5L value set for Italy. Methods Preferences were collected using the …

Which value aspects are relevant for the evaluation of medical devices? Exploring stakeholders' views through a Web-Delphi process

L Freitas, ACL Vieira, MD Oliveira, H Monteiro… - BMC Health Services …, 2023 - Springer
Background Implementation and uptake of health technology assessment for evaluating
medical devices require including aspects that different stakeholders consider relevant …

Economic evaluation of a bioinductive implant for the repair of rotator cuff tears compared with standard surgery in Italy

C Rognoni, LM Nherera, R Garofalo, E Guerra… - Advances in …, 2023 - Springer
Introduction Rotator cuff tear (RCT) is a painful, progressive condition resulting from damage
to the rotator cuff tendons and is the leading cause of shoulder-related disability. Surgical …

Performance-based risk-sharing arrangements for devices and procedures in cardiac electrophysiology: an innovative perspective

G Boriani, M Vitolo, E Svennberg, R Casado-Arroyo… - Europace, 2022 - academic.oup.com
There is an increasing pressure on demonstrating the value of medical interventions and
medical technologies resulting in the proposal of new approaches for implementation in the …

Time-driven activity-based costing for capturing the complexity of healthcare processes: the case of deep vein thrombosis and leg ulcers

C Rognoni, A Furnari, M Lugli, O Maleti… - International Journal of …, 2023 - mdpi.com
Time-driven activity-based costing (TDABC) is suggested to assess costs within the value-
based healthcare approach, but there is a paucity of applications in chronic diseases such …

Impella versus VA-ECMO for patients with cardiogenic shock: comprehensive systematic literature review and meta-analyses

V Ardito, L Sarucanian, C Rognoni, M Pieri… - Journal of …, 2023 - mdpi.com
Impella and VA-ECMO are two possible therapeutic courses for the treatment of patients with
cardiogenic shock (CS). The study aims to perform a systematic literature review and meta …

Collecting Physicians' Preferences on Medical Devices: Are We Doing It Right? Evidence from Italian Orthopedists Using 2 Different Stated Preference Methods

P Armeni, M Meregaglia, L Borsoi… - Medical Decision …, 2023 - journals.sagepub.com
Objectives Physician preference items (PPIs) are high-cost medical devices for which
clinicians express firm preferences with respect to a particular manufacturer or product. This …

[HTML][HTML] Evolving Use of Health Technology Assessment in Medical Device Procurement—Global Systematic Review: An ISPOR Special Interest Group Report

M Cangelosi, A Chahar, S Eggington - Value in Health, 2023 - Elsevier
Objectives To review the current academic evidence describing how data from health
technology assessments (HTAs) informs procurement decisions for medical devices …