AUTHORS’ RESPONSE - Critical Care Science (CCS)
We thank Mattos and Nunes for their careful reading, comments and concerns about our study.() Since April 2011, the Brazilian Health Ministry has created a system devoted to the care for health technology assessment, which is called “Comissão Nacional de Incorporação de Tecnologias para o SUS (CONITEC)”. Moreover, the method for technology incorporation is positively complex and accomplishes an extensive and detailed literature review (efficacy analysis) of the potential long-term impact in quality of life (utility analysis), cost analysis, cost-utility analysis, public consultation and a re-analysis of all cited steps. Undoubtedly, it consists of a step towards developing health, economy and culture in Brazil. Brazil is a middle-income country where health costs and cost utility are considered before any technology is incorporated in the public healthcare system because health technology can potentially add unnecessary or disproportional costs in spite of the utility, resulting in further inequalities to our nation. This is a very important open debate.
In answer to the letter authors’ concerns:
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We thank Mattos and Nunes for their careful reading, comments and concerns about our study.() Since April 2011, the Brazilian Health Ministry has created a system devoted to the care for health technology assessment, which is called “Comissão Nacional de Incorporação de Tecnologias para o SUS (CONITEC)”. Moreover, the method for technology incorporation is positively complex and accomplishes an extensive and detailed literature review (efficacy analysis) of the potential long-term impact in quality of life (utility analysis), cost analysis, cost-utility analysis, public consultation and a re-analysis of all cited steps. Undoubtedly, it consists of a step towards developing health, economy and culture in Brazil. Brazil is a middle-income country where health costs and cost utility are considered before any technology is incorporated in the public healthcare system because health technology can potentially add unnecessary or disproportional costs in spite of the utility, resulting in further inequalities to our nation. This is a very important open debate.
In answer to the letter authors’ concerns:
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