Health Economic Modelling Archives - Benedict Stanberry - Independent Health Economics and Outcomes Research Consultant

Surgical gloves: a case study in value-based procurement

by Ben Stanberry | Mar 22, 2026 | Health Economic Modelling, Surgery, Surgical Gloves

Procured in very high volumes across every specialty, surgical gloves are too often evaluated on unit price alone, with little regard for the broader costs and outcomes that determine their true value. This study demonstrates how a European value-based procurement...

Glove change during caesarean birth: enabling obstetric teams to deliver value-based maternity care

by Ben Stanberry | Mar 21, 2026 | Health Economic Modelling, Obstetrics, Surgical Gloves

Can glove change help reduce the costs and improve the outcomes of caesarean births? More and more women are giving birth by caesarean. The procedure accounted for 21.1% of global births in 2021 and is forecast to reach 29.0% by 2030. At 41.4%, the current rate of...

Taking a provider’s perspective in economic evaluations of medical devices

by Ben Stanberry | Mar 20, 2026 | Endovascular Surgery, Health Economic Modelling, Rotational Mechanical Thrombectomy

I’ve recently partnered with Becton, Dickinson and Company (BD) to analyse the budget impact their Rotarex™ S atherothrombectomy system has on the treatment of femoropopliteal in-stent restenosis. This article summarises the key findings of the published study...