Real-World Evidence (RWE) in Value of Medical Devices
A special issue of International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health (ISSN 1660-4601). This special issue belongs to the section "Global Health".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (31 October 2021) | Viewed by 2918
Special Issue Editors
Interests: health technology assessement
Interests: health services research
Interests: health services research
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
We are organizing a Special Issue on the real-world evidence in value of medical device in the International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. The venue is a peer-reviewed scientific journal that publishes articles and communications in the interdisciplinary area of environmental health sciences and public health. For detailed information on the journal, we refer you to https://0-www-mdpi-com.brum.beds.ac.uk/journal/ijerph.
FDA has recently published several guidance documents/frameworks for use of RWE to support regulatory decision-making for drugs, biologics, and medical devices. While RWE is an increasingly used for drugs and biologics, there may be some unique challenges to generate RWE, specifically for medical devices, that may create barriers to broader utilization of RWE for medical devices. As a result, there is an urgent need to explore the opportunities and challenges of wide use of RWE from the perspectives of all relevant stakeholders. If we are to realize the full promise of RWE, we must address the unmet needs in health care where the utilization of RWE in medical devices can positively impact on quality, access, and cost.
With this Special Issue, we invite you to submit high-quality original research articles or reviews that provide solid new findings extending the current state of knowledge. Preference will be given to contributions using longitudinal data such as electronic health records, claims, and patient-reported outcomes. All manuscripts will be peer-reviewed by experts in the field, and would be due no later than the end of August 1, 2021.
Dr. Lizheng Shi
Dr. Somesh Nigam
Dr. Yichen Zhang
Guest Editors
Manuscript Submission Information
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Keywords
- Medical device
- Cost
- Access
- Quality
- Real-world evidence
- Adminstrative data
- Electronic health records
- Claims
