Criteria for evaluating new health technologies used by Health Institutions in Antioquia, Colombia: Cross-sectional study
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Introduction: A medical technology is the set of techniques, drugs, equipment, and procedures used by health professionals in the delivery of medical care.
Objective: to identify the criteria for evaluating new health technologies used by some hospitals.
Methodology: An observational cross-sectional study was carried out. All the directors of Hospitals and Clinics of the department of Antioquia who belonged to one and who were interested in participating in the research were included. A survey of 21 questions was applied.
Results: 60 % of the respondents gave the maximum importance to the capacity to produce damages in the care of patients, 90 % consider the criteria of clinical, ethical, and legal safety; and 100 % do it with the evaluation of cost effectiveness. In relation to the order of relevance for decision-making in the acquisition of new health technologies, it was evidenced that the institutional epidemiological profile had a higher rating.
Conclusions: The surveyed health institutions have established protocols in the evaluation of new health technologies. Likewise, the issues that are given the highest priority were identified, such as the issue of harm to patient care, clinical safety, ethical and legal aspects, and cost-effectiveness evaluation.
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