Portable continuous wave Doppler ultrasound for primary healthcare in South Africa: can the EUnetHTA Core Model guide evaluation before technology adoption?

Table 2 Decision Criteria preferred by the hospital managers

Domains/criteria	Domains/criteria	(Frequency) Y/N
Need for the intervention	Disease severity	(3)/(0)
Need for the intervention	Size of affected population	(3)/(0)
Outcomes of the intervention	Improvement of the effectiveness/efficacy	(2)/(0)
	Improvement safety/tolerability	(3)/(0)
	Improvement patient-perceived health/patient-reported outcomes	(2)/(1)
Type of benefit of the intervention	Interest towards public health	(3)/(0)
Type of benefit of the intervention	Type of clinical benefit	(3)/(0)
Economic impact of intervention	Impact on the budget	(3)/(0)
Economic impact of intervention	Impact on other spending—other medical/non-medical costs	(3)/(0)
Contextual criteria	Mandate and scope of healthcare system	(3)/(0)
	Population priority and access	(2)/(1)
	Common goal and specific interests	(1)/(1)
Feasibility of contextual criteria	System capacity and appropriate use of intervention	(3)/(0)
Feasibility of contextual criteria	Political / historical / cultural context	(1)/(1)
Opportunity Cost	Opportunity costs and affordability	(3)/(0)

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