Review Article

A Decision Process of Study Designs for a National Clinical Research Program: Patient-Centered Clinical Research Coordinating Center (PACEN)

Heejung Son1, Min-Jeong Kim1, Keunju Yoo1, Insun Choi1, In-Hwan Oh1,2, Sang Kil Lee1,3, Jae-Kwan Song1,4, and Dae Seog Heo1

Patient-Centered Clinical Research Coordinating Center (PACEN), National Evidence-based Healthcare Collaborating Agency (NECA), Seoul, Korea2 Department of Preventive Medicine, Kyung Hee University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea3 Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Internal Medicine, Severance Hospital, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea 4

Division of Cardiology, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea J Health Tech Assess 2022;10(1):1-14

Domestic and International Trends on Horizon Scanning of the New and Emerging Health Technologies

Dayeon Lee, Gippeum Oh, and Ah-Ram Sul

National Evidence-Based Healthcare Collaborating Agency (NECA), Seoul, Korea

J Health Tech Assess 2022;10(1):15-20

Innovative Medical Technology Adoption in Korea: A Review of Foreign Cases

Minjeong Kwak1, Hyojung Hwang2, Sujin Jung3, Yisik Chang4, Hye Jin Kim5, and Leah Jin6

1ConvaTec Korea, Seoul, Korea. 2Medtronic Korea, Seoul, Korea. 3BostonScientific Korea, Seoul, Korea. 4Upinemed, Seoul, Korea. 5Synex Consulting Ltd., Seoul, Korea. 6Roche Diagnostics Korea, Seoul, Korea

J Health Tech Assess 2022;10(1):21-28

Review on Recent New Technology Add-on Payment Decisions of Medical Devices by Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services and Its Implications

Saeim Chun1, Hyunsook Choi2, Minjoon Kim3, Miri Kim4, Daye Kang5, and Jangmi Yang6

1bioMérieux Korea, Seoul, Korea. 2Medtronic Korea Ltd, Seoul, Korea. 3Hanmi Healthcare, Seoul, Korea. 4Johnson & Johnson Medical Korea Co. Ltd., Seoul, Korea. 5MDworks Korea Inc, Seoul, Korea

6Vuno Inc, Seoul, Korea

J Health Tech Assess 2022;10(1):29-37

Original Article

The Depressive Symptoms and the Alcohol Drinking Behaviors: A Population-Based Longitudinal Study in Korea

Yeri Kim1, So Young Lee1, Karen Rascati2, and Eun Cho1,2,3

1College of Pharmacy, Sookmyung Women’s University, Seoul, Korea. 2College of Pharmacy, University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX, USA. 3Research Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences at Sookmyung Women’s University, Seoul, Korea

J Health Tech Assess 2022;10(1):38-50

A Micro-Costing Analysis of Flexible Bronchoscopic Intubation in a Korean Tertiary Hospital

Uiemo Je1, Byeong-Ju Kwon2, Hee-Kyo Jeong2, Chul Ho Chang3, Hankil Lee4, and Sung-Uk Kuh5

1Department of Medical Device Engineering and Management, Yonsei University Graduate School, Seoul, Korea. 2Department of Medical Device Engineering and Management, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea. 3Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, Anesthesia and Pain Research Institute, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea. 4College of Pharmacy, Ajou University, Suwon, Korea. 5Department of Neurosurgery, Spine and Spinal Cord Institute, Severance Hospital, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea

J Health Tech Assess 2022;10(1):51-57