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Health Economics for Medical Device Developers

Mar 14, 2017

The medical device industry is driven by optimistic device companies in the U.S., Europe, and Asia that seek innovation. With new innovations, the key stakeholders in the medical device market will keep funding research and new ideologies to bring about product differentiation. From the demand for self-medication to in-home healthcare services, the medical device industry is witnessing a change in preferences. Currently, the industry is going through a huge strategic change with respect to the development and launch of new products. And our health economists are here to help decode the trends for all the medical device developers.

Health economics plays a vital role in demonstrating the value of new products launched by medical device manufacturers. In general, there are two main areas to focus – Medical Device Reimbursement and Market Access. Involving health economics early in the process will help businesses assess product development opportunities. At Infiniti Research, our experts will leave you with compelling reasons to choose health economics for the medical device industry.

Let Data Do the Talking

Create a comprehensive reimbursement plan for medical devices with the help of health economics analysis from a payers’ perspective. A detailed health economics analysis will give you insights on providing quality care for more people by reducing costs. This will help decision makers to conclude how effective the proposed medical device is over the existing ones and its value for money. This will also prevent the development of technologies and devices that have doubtful value in the future.

Make Well-informed Decisions

Expenditure in the medical device industry is substantially growing. There is an extensive government intervention when it comes to norms and regulations to promote the efficient use of medical devices. This is where an economic evaluation of medical devices will keep every medical device manufacturer informed about the pricing and reimbursement plans. Not just that, it will demonstrate the cost-effectiveness of new and emerging medical devices to make sound decisions.

Rethink Reimbursement

Cost-effectiveness of medical devices plays a huge role when it comes to reimbursement. If there exists therapy A and a new therapy B and they both seem to have similar clinical outcomes, preference will be given to the therapy that is more cost efficient. However, this choice of treatment can be debated if therapy B is much more effective than A. As a medical device manufacturer, you can save time and money when you rethink reimbursement.

As a medical device manufacturer, it is a wise choice to analyze the health economics for the newly developed medical device. Right from assessing the commercial viability of the device to avoiding frugal innovations, the device will have its reimbursement strategies explored. Other than that, a developer can make a better, informed product design ruling out unpromising technologies.

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