High tech medicine

High-tech medical interventions are placed in an area of tension due to a short life-cycle, budget constraints and efficacy/ safety aspects. These AIHTA reports support decision-making based on the best available evidence.
Research projects
Clinical and health economic registries in the field of cardiovascular, spinal and neurologic diseases. Methods and good practice strategies
Project lead: Stefan Mathis
Duration: June 2007 - June 2008
Development, evaluation and application of a method to assess individual medical services 2008
Project lead: Gerald Gartlehner, Rosemarie Felder-Puig
Duration: July 2007 - March 2008
Back pain. Diagnosis and treatment according to evidence-based guidelines - options and limitations
Project lead: Rosemarie Felder-Puig
Duration: June 2007 - Juli 2008
Avastin® for age-related macular degeneration
Project leaders: Claudia Wild
Project team: Claudia Wild
Duration: July 2007 - October 2007
Testing for HER2 positive breast cancer. Challenge for improvement of current conditions and practice
Project leaders: Claudia Wild
Duration: January 2007 - June 2007
Reimbursement processes An analysis of international practice models for maintaining the health benefit baskets of solidly financed health care systems
Project-Leader: Elisabeth Breyer
Project co-operation: Claudia Wild
Duration: June 2008 - December 2008
Application studies and surveillance systems in the EU
Project lead: Rosemarie Felder-Puig
Duration: 2006 - 2008
Role and positioning of university outpatient departments
Project lead: Claudia Wild, Philipp Mad
Duration: May 2006 - March 2007
Neonatal care of low-risk newborns. An approach to evidence-based health care planning in Styria
Project leaders: Ingrid Zechmeister-Koss
Duration: May 2006 - March 2007