Medical technologies evaluation programme Methods guide

NICE selects and evaluates medical technologies to determine whether the case for adoption in the NHS is supported by the evidence. A diagnostic technology is any medical technology with a diagnostic purpose. Diagnostic technologies are a sub-set of medical technologies. Genetic tests are covered by...

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Autor principal: National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (Great Britain) (author)
Autor Corporativo: National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (Great Britain), author, issuing body (author)
Formato: Libro electrónico
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: London : National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence 2011.
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Tabla de Contenidos:
  • List of abbreviations
  • 1 Introduction
  • 2 What is the Medical Technologies Evaluation Programme?
  • 2.1 Aims.
  • 2.2 Key activities
  • 2.3 Characteristics of medical technologies.
  • 3 Selecting and routing medical technologies in the Medical Technologies Evaluation Programme
  • 3.1 Selecting medical technologies for national evaluation.
  • 3.2 Routing selected medical technologies for evaluation
  • 4 Principles for developing medical technologies guidance.
  • 5 The scope
  • 6 Evidence and expert advice.
  • 6.1 Types of evidence and advice presented to the Committee.
  • 6.2 Published evidence
  • 6.3 Unpublished evidence.
  • 6.4 Contributions from expert advisers
  • 6.5 Contributions from patient and carer organisations
  • 7 Evidence synthesis and cost-consequence analysis.
  • 7.1 Evidence synthesis
  • 7.2 Analysis of indirect and intermediate clinical and system outcomes
  • 7.3 Analysis of costs and consequences
  • 8 Evaluation of the evidence and decision-making by the Committee
  • 8.1 Main considerations in decision-making.
  • 8.2 Types of recommendation
  • 8.3 Framework for research recommendations.
  • 8.4 Consultation on draft recommendations.
  • 9 Reviews
  • 10 Updating the methods quide.