Europe's New Joint Clinical Assessments: Harmonization or Just More Hoops?
As the first two devices enter the new EU-wide health technology assessment pathway, experts say they want to know more about how devices are selected, what data will be demanded, and how national authorities will leverage the output. JCAs could help streamline market access but they may also require an earlier focus by firms on collecting comparative data. (Photo: European Union 2013 - European Parliament)