Mind the (research) gap: a retrospective observational study on the utilization of new medical technologies and related research activities in German hospitals
Our study identified a gap between hospitals using new medical technologies and their involvement in evidence generation. This imbalance can contribute to uncertainty regarding the actual efficacy, effectiveness and safety of new medical technologies. To ensure evidence-based patient care, it is therefore essential to strengthen the link between research and practice, in both directions. A first step to achieve this could entail restricting the use of new medical technologies to specialized innovation centers (e.g., university hospitals, specialized hospitals) during the initial years of their utilization to ensure an adequate evidence base is generated before widespread implementation.
Authors
- Helene Eckhardt (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3921-428X)
- Susanne Felgner (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3140-0114)
- Cornelia Henschke (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5261-2330)
- Димитра Пантели (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2110-3335)
- Alessandro Campione (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4959-8600)
- Hanna Ermann (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6853-1375)
- Tanja Rombey (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5777-9738)
- Marie Dreger (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6879-604X)
- David Kuklinski (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7092-7480)
- Hendrikje Rödiger (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0374-9837)
Institutions
- University of St.Gallen (CH)
- University Children's Hospital Tübingen (DE)
- Berlin Center for Epidemiology and Health Research (DE)
- Technische Universität Berlin (DE)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Health Research Policy and Systems
- Published
- 2025-05-30
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s12961-025-01342-8
- Primary Topic
- Health Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- Bundesministerium für Bildung und Forschung
- Technische Universität Berlin