Record Status This is a bibliographic record of a published health technology assessment from a member of INAHTA. No evaluation of the quality of this assessment has been made for the HTA database. Citation Institute of Health Economics. Post policy implementation review (PPIR) of rapid fetal fibronectin testing for preterm labour in Alberta. Edmonton: Institute of Health Economics (IHE). 2015 Authors' conclusions The PPIR suggests that the policy decision to adopt fFN testing in Alberta did not achieve the intended aims of reducing unnecessary utilization of health services to achieve health system savings. Physicians placing greater significance on positive test results compared to negative test results resulted in the inadvertent increase in health care utilization. Hence, when factoring the costs of fFN testing as well, the total cost for the health system increased. If access to fFN testing services is to continue, it is imperative that further education and training be provided to ordering physicians on how to interpret fFN test results along with a mechanism for ongoing management and assessment of fFN testing that can feed back to these clinicians as well as health system managers. Indexing Status Subject indexing assigned by CRD MeSH Alberta; Diagnostic Techniques, Obstetrical and Gynecological; Female; Fetus; Fibronectins; Humans; Obstetric Labor, Premature; Policy Language Published English Country of organisation Canada English summary An English language summary is available. Address for correspondence Institute of Health Economics (IHE), #1200, 10405 Jasper Avenue, Edmonton, AB T5J 3N4, Canada Email: info@ihe.ca AccessionNumber 32015001020 Date abstract record published 30/09/2015 |