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Mobile Stroke Units - Cost-Effective or Just an Expensive Hype?
AbstractPurpose of ReviewAcute stroke is a treatable disease. Nevertheless, only a minority of patients obtain guideline-adjusted therapy. One major reason is the small time window in which therapies have to be administered in order to reverse or mitigate brain injury and prevent disability. The Mobile Stroke Unit (MSU) concept, available for a decade now, is spreading worldwide, comprising ambulances, fully equipped with computed tomography, laboratory unit and telemedicine connection to the stroke centre and staffed with a specialised stroke team. Besides its benefits, this concept adds a relevant amount of costs to heal...
Source: Current Atherosclerosis Reports - August 29, 2018 Category: Cardiology Source Type: research

ECRI, LSE partner for medical device pricing study
The ECRI Institute said earlier this month it inked a partnership deal with the London School of Economics and Political Science’s LSE Health and Social Care group. The Plymouth Meeting, Penn.-based institute said both groups will collaborate on a project that seeks to examine medical device pricing across different countries. “Reducing costs in the healthcare system is critically important for hospitals and health systems worldwide. We anticipate that our partnership with LSE will yield the kind of research results that are needed to make device pricing more transparent,” ECRI European operations veep Da...
Source: Mass Device - March 28, 2016 Category: Medical Equipment Authors: Fink Densford Tags: Business/Financial News Research & Development ECRI Institute Source Type: news