Use of data from the Vascular Quality Initiative registry to support regulatory decisions yielded a high return on investment.
Jack L CronenwettErika Avila-TangAdam W BeckDaniel BertgesJens Eldrup-JorgensenFrederic S ResnicNadezda RadojaArt SedrakyanAndreas SchickJosh SmaleRoberta A BlossPeter PhillipsMelissa HasenbankShengchun WangDanica Marinac-DabicGregory PappasPublished in: BMJ surgery, interventions, & health technologies (2020)
The use of RWD from the VQI registry in this study and the transcatheter valve treatment coordinated registry network in a prior study indicates that substantial value was added to device evaluation projects by the reuse of registry data, with additional potential savings if linked claims data can be used instead of costly long-term in-person follow-up.