From: Prioritisation criteria for the selection of new diagnostic technologies for evaluation
Does the technology meet the criterion? | |||
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High Priority | Yes | No | Unsure |
1. The potential that the technology will have an impact on morbidity and/or mortality of the disease or target condition. | |||
2. The new technology reduces the number of people falsely diagnosed with the disease or target condition. | |||
3. Improved diagnostic precision using the technology would lead to improvement(s) in the delivery of treatment (e.g. shorter time to initiating treatment, reduction in morbidity or mortality). | |||
4. The new technology improves the ability to rule out the disease or target condition. | |||
5. The disease or target condition to which the diagnostic technology will be applied can be clearly defined. | |||
6. There is evidence of test accuracy in the setting in which the new diagnostic technology will be applied. | |||
7. The new technology would enhance diagnostic efficiency or be more cost effective than the current diagnostic approach. | |||
Intermediate Priority | |||
1. The prevalence or incidence of the disease or target condition. | |||
2. The accuracy of the current diagnostic approach for the disease or target condition is problematic. | |||
3. There is variation in treatment or patient outcomes resulting from current diagnostic variability. | |||
4. The current diagnostic pathway for the disease or target condition could be improved by obtaining information in a less risky fashion or in a manner more acceptable to patients. | |||
5. The safety profile of the new technology has been established. | |||
6. The technology improves the ability to rule in the disease or target condition. | |||
7. The new technology has a clearly defined role in the diagnostic pathway, e.g. replacing an existing test, as a triage tool, or after the diagnostic pathway as an add-on test. | |||
8. The relevance of the disease or target condition to current regional or national health policies and/or priorities. | |||
9. It would be feasible to change current practice to incorporate this technology (e.g. additional training, infrastructure, or quality control). |