TRENDS AND OPPORTUNITIES IN HEALTH ECONOMIC EVALUATIONS OF PROSTHETIC CARE INNOVATIONS

Overcoming obstacles to prosthetic fittings requires frequent tryouts of sockets and components. Repetitions interventions are upsetting for users place substantial economic burden on healthcare systems. Encouraging care innovations capable alleviating clinical financial shortcomings socket-based solutions is essential. Nonetheless, evidence socio-economic benefits an innovation required facilitate access markets. Unfortunately, complex decisions must be made when allocating resources toward the most relevant health evaluation (HEE) at a given stage development innovation. This paper first, aimed show importance challenges HEEs intervention facilitating fittings. Next, main trends in various phases product acceptance were outlined. Then, opportunities basic framework preliminary cost-utility analysis (CUA) during mid-stage highlighted. To do this, fundamental applied literature prosthetic-specific publications reviewed extract analyse new medical technologies, respectively. The findings there consensus around weaknesses full CUAs (e.g., lack timeliness, resource-intensive) strengths identify gaps, educate design CUA, fast-track approval). However, several overcome before CUA will routinely carried out. Disparities methods constructs usual barriers that could alleviated by more standardized framework. concludes identifying innovations. Ultimately, collaborative simplify selection methods, standardise outcomes, ease comparisons between streamline pathways adoption. might economical improve life individuals suffering from limb loss. 
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 How Cite: Frossard L. Trends evaluations Canadian Prosthetics & Orthotics Journal. 2021; Volume 4, Issue 2, No.9. https://doi.org/10.33137/cpoj.v4i2.36364
 Corresponding Author: Laurent Frossard, PhD, Professor BionicsYourResearchProject Pty Ltd, Brisbane, Australia.E-Mail: [email protected] number: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0248-9589