Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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991224 | Value in Health | 2011 | 7 Pages |
Abstract
Generous short-term payment instruments to promote technological innovation should be applied carefully as they may imply rapidly increasing health-care expenditures. In general, they should be granted only if rigorous analyses have demonstrated their benefits. If the evidence remains uncertain, coverage with evidence development frameworks or frequent updates of the DRG-based hospital systems may provide policy alternatives. Once the data and evidence base is substantially improved, future research should empirically investigate how different policy arrangements affect the adoption and use of technological innovation and health-care expenditures.
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Authors
David MPP, Wilm MD, MSc, HPPF, Reinhard MD, MPH,