Selecting medical devices and materials for development in Korea: The analytic hierarchy process approach

Keun Tae Cho, Sung Min Kim

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Abstract

Recently, the health industry in Korea has been given greater emphasis. Amid budgetary restrictions, setting the priorities for effective and efficient investment in medical devices and materials has been a key issue in the government sector. This paper shows how the analytic hierarchy process (AHP) can be used in assessing selected medical devices and materials for grants by the Korean Ministry of Health and Welfare. The final results show that unabsorbable suture is the most attractive medical product among 88 evaluated products, followed by i.v. cannula and central venous catheter.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)161-174
Number of pages14
JournalInternational Journal of Health Planning and Management
Volume18
Issue number2
DOIs
StatePublished - Apr 2003

Keywords

  • Analytic hierachy process
  • Medical devices and materials
  • Priority setting

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