Evidence-Based Decision-Making on Medical Technologies in China, Japan, and Singapore

Evidence-based decision-making on medical technologies in China, Japan, and Singapore.

OBJECTIVE To review the use of evidence in the market approval process, reimbursement, and price control mechanisms for medicines and medical devices in China, Japan, and Singapore. METHODOLOGY Documentary reviews relevant to public health policy and management by government authorities. RESULTS Drug regulatory authorities play a vital role in the market authorization process of medical tec...

Computer-Assisted Technologies in Medical Decision Making

The practice of medicine has evolved rapidly of the last 50 years. Due to these advances, the number of parameters that are presented to the medical professional have expanded beyond the capacity for complete analysis by healthcare professionals. Medical data is complex and includes a number of different representations including written notes, numeral data, and images. An automated analysis mu...

Clinical decision making based on evidence.

2 urgeons make decisions with patients about when to operate and when to recommend nonoperative are on a daily basis. We must decide when to invesigate and which investigations to order. If it is to be urgery, the decision on which operation is the best hould, ideally, be based on prospective, randomized ontrolled studies, free of bias and relevant to the linical decision. However, in many case...

Evidence-based decision on medical technologies in Asia Pacific: experiences from India, Malaysia, Philippines, and Pakistan.

BACKGROUND This paper discusses national programs implemented in India, Pakistan, Malaysia, and Philippines to generate and apply evidence in making informed policy decisions on the approval, pricing, reimbursement and financing of medicines, diagnostics, and medical devices. APPROVAL In all countries, the Ministries of Health are generally responsible for approval of health technologies thro...

The Influence of Culture on Strategic Decision Making in Japan and China