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Medical technology as a key driver of rising health expenditure: disentangling the relationship

Overview of attention for article published in ClinicoEconomics and Outcomes Research: CEOR, May 2013
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Title
Medical technology as a key driver of rising health expenditure: disentangling the relationship
Published in
ClinicoEconomics and Outcomes Research: CEOR, May 2013
DOI 10.2147/ceor.s39634
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Corinna Sorenson, Michael Drummond, Beena Bhuiyan Khan

Abstract

Health care spending has risen steadily in most countries, becoming a concern for decision-makers worldwide. Commentators often point to new medical technology as the key driver for burgeoning expenditures. This paper critically appraises this conjecture, based on an analysis of the existing literature, with the aim of offering a more detailed and considered analysis of this relationship. Several databases were searched to identify relevant literature. Various categories of studies (eg, multivariate and cost-effectiveness analyses) were included to cover different perspectives, methodological approaches, and issues regarding the link between medical technology and costs. Selected articles were reviewed and relevant information was extracted into a standardized template and analyzed for key cross-cutting themes, ie, impact of technology on costs, factors influencing this relationship, and methodological challenges in measuring such linkages. A total of 86 studies were reviewed. The analysis suggests that the relationship between medical technology and spending is complex and often conflicting. Findings were frequently contingent on varying factors, such as the availability of other interventions, patient population, and the methodological approach employed. Moreover, the impact of technology on costs differed across technologies, in that some (eg, cancer drugs, invasive medical devices) had significant financial implications, while others were cost-neutral or cost-saving. In light of these issues, we argue that decision-makers and other commentators should extend their focus beyond costs solely to include consideration of whether medical technology results in better value in health care and broader socioeconomic benefits.

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Geographical breakdown

Country Count As %
United States 2 <1%
Portugal 2 <1%
United Kingdom 1 <1%
Canada 1 <1%
Unknown 358 98%

Demographic breakdown

Readers by professional status Count As %
Student > Master 59 16%
Student > Bachelor 45 12%
Student > Ph. D. Student 40 11%
Researcher 32 9%
Other 19 5%
Other 53 15%
Unknown 116 32%
Readers by discipline Count As %
Medicine and Dentistry 87 24%
Economics, Econometrics and Finance 37 10%
Nursing and Health Professions 32 9%
Business, Management and Accounting 19 5%
Social Sciences 13 4%
Other 45 12%
Unknown 131 36%
Attention Score in Context

Attention Score in Context

This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 38. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 21 June 2022.
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#1,069,882
of 25,457,858 outputs
Outputs from ClinicoEconomics and Outcomes Research: CEOR
#29
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#8,033
of 204,532 outputs
Outputs of similar age from ClinicoEconomics and Outcomes Research: CEOR
#2
of 14 outputs
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