Market Access for Cardiac Point of Care Testing in the UK National Health Service. Manufacturer Pricing of Cardiac POCT within the National Health Service as a Means of overcoming Adoption Barriers and Meeting Reimbursement Policy Issues.

FJ FitzGibbon, D Huckle, BJ Meenan

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Abstract

The article discusses within a health technology assessment context, the policy changes within the UK NHS Pathology Service in respect to manufacturing pricing and reimbursement for Point of Care Technologies (POCT) used for Cardiac Marker testing and how these strategies may be able to overcome adoption and implementation barriers.
Original languageEnglish
PublisherCanon Communications LLC
Publication statusPublished (in print/issue) - 22 Jun 2011

Bibliographical note

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Keywords

  • Market Access
  • Point of Care
  • Cardiac Markers
  • NHS
  • Pricing
  • Reimbursement

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