Instead of ‘researching’ for perfected (yet rejected) solutions, IMAG-DLO stresses the need for a farmer participatory approach towards: local development of less perfect, yet accepted practical and low-cost technologies; based on simple and durable equipment designs suitable for local manufacture.

On 14th June 2021, Philips Respironics issued a medical device recall notification (US only) and field-safety notice (International Markets) for mechanical ventilator devices including continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP), bilevel (bilevel PAP). This was in response to potential health risks related the sound abatement foam component these devices. The company had stated that they are wor...

Among the power drills ( Electrical/ Pneumatic/Battery ) used in Orthopedic surgery, battery drill has got several advantages. Surgeons in low resource settings could not routinely use Orthopedic battery drills (OBD) due to the prohibitive cost of good drills or poor quality of other drills. “Hardware” or Engineering battery drill (HBD) is a viable alternative to OBD. HBD is easy to procure, ru...

The flow of funds in the U.S. health care system is crucial both for the provision of services to patients and to encourage innovation that enables long-term improvement of health services. Rising concern about health care costs often includes concerns about inappropriate adoption of costly or unnecessary technology. Many innovations in diabetes technology may involve personal technology, which...

Recent measures to reduce Medicare spending include the use of competitive bidding in determining reimbursement prices. Several competitive bidding experiments have been conducted by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) to determine reimbursement prices. This paper investigates the use of competitive bidding to set reimbursement prices for durable medical equipment, prosthetics,...

This study assesses the cost-effectiveness of an insurance administration-free, hospital-based clinic designed to provide a full array of primary care services to low-income individuals at little or no cost. In addition to low/no-cost visits, individuals have the option to purchase a low-cost health insurance plan similar to any traditional health plan (eg, prescriptions, primary care, specialt...