scholarly journals Understanding Health Technology Assessment (HTA) Bodies in Major European Markets: Systematic Evaluation in 10 EU Countries

2016 ◽  
Vol 19 (7) ◽  
pp. A488 ◽  
Author(s):  
M Nanavaty ◽  
S Gala ◽  
A Nyandege ◽  
Ramesh ◽  
M Mwamburi
Keyword(s):  
Health Technology Assessment ◽  
Technology Assessment ◽  
Health Technology ◽  
Systematic Evaluation ◽  
Eu Countries ◽  
European Markets

scholarly journals Digi-HTA: Health technology assessment framework for digital healthcare services

2019 ◽  
Vol 11 (4) ◽  
Author(s):  
Jari Haverinen ◽  
Niina Keränen ◽  
Petra Falkenbach ◽  
Anna Maijala ◽  
Timo Kolehmainen ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Health Technology Assessment ◽  
Technology Assessment ◽  
State Of The Art ◽  
Health Technology ◽  
Healthcare Services ◽  
The State ◽  
Systematic Evaluation ◽  
Health Technologies ◽  
Digital Healthcare ◽  
And Robotics

Health technology assessment (HTA) refers to the systematic evaluation of the properties, effects, and/or impacts of health technology. The main purpose of the assessment is to inform decisionmakers in order to better support the introduction of new health technologies. New digital healthcare solutions like mHealth, artificial intelligence (AI), and robotics have brought with them a great potential to further develop healthcare services, but their introduction should follow the same criteria as that of other healthcare methods. They must provide evidence-based benefits and be safe to use, and their impacts on patients and organizations need to be clarified. The first objective of this study was to describe the state-of-the-art HTA methods for mHealth, AI, and robotics. The second objective of this study was to evaluate the domains needed in the assessment. The final aim was to develop an HTA framework for digital healthcare services to support the introduction of novel technologies into Finnish healthcare. In this study, the state-of-the-art HTA methods were evaluated using a literature review and interviews. It was noted that some good practices already existed, but the overall picture showed that further development is still needed, especially in the AI and robotics fields. With the cooperation of professionals, key aspects and domains that should be taken into account to make fast but comprehensive assessments were identified. Based on this information, we created a new framework which supports the HTA process for digital healthcare services. The framework was named Digi-HTA.

OP305 A Systematic Approach To Include Ethical Aspects In Health Technology Assessments – Experiences And Evaluation

2021 ◽  
Vol 37 (S1) ◽  
pp. 11-11
Author(s):  
Karin Willbe Ramsay
Keyword(s):  
Health Technology Assessment ◽  
Social Services ◽  
Technology Assessment ◽  
Systematic Approach ◽  
Health Technology ◽  
Time Frame ◽  
Ethical Framework ◽  
Systematic Evaluation ◽  
Ethical Aspects ◽  
Ethical Content

IntroductionThe Swedish Agency for Health Technology Assessment and Assessment of Social Services (SBU) is commissioned to assess ethical aspects in their health technology assessment (HTA) reports, in addition to effects and health economic aspects of the examined interventions. For this purpose, a framework for systematic evaluation of ethical aspects of healthcare technologies has been developed and used at SBU since 2014. With seven years of practice, we decided it was time to evaluate experiences from using the ethical framework and consider possible adjustments to improve future use.MethodsSBU reports in the time period 2014–2020 were systematically screened for ethical content. Focus group meetings with users of the framework (mainly HTA project managers) were held where opinions regarding usability and possible obstacles were collected. A revised version of the document was sent for consultation to relevant stakeholders (possible users, reviewers and recipients) in order to collect additional views.ResultsOf fifty-eight HTA reports produced in the time frame, ethical aspects were evaluated in fifty-five reports (ninety-five percent), and in most cases, the framework had been used as support. In twenty-one cases (thirty-six percent), a professional ethicist had been engaged in the work. In twelve cases (twenty-one percent), ethical aspects were presented in the main conclusions of the report. Opinions from users and reviewers revealed that the framework was generally regarded as a helpful tool, but problems regarding interpretation of specific questions were highlighted and subjected to revision.ConclusionsThe ethical framework is a valuable tool for systematic and transparent identification and discussion of ethical aspects in the HTA context, and it has been well implemented at SBU. A systematic approach to assess ethical aspects can facilitate the communication and dissemination of ethical aspects as principal results from the HTA project.

HEALTH TECHNOLOGY ASSESSMENT OF THREE SCREENING METHODS IN SWITZERLAND

2001 ◽  
Vol 17 (3) ◽  
pp. 389-399 ◽  
Author(s):  
Karin Faisst ◽  
Julian Schilling ◽  
Pedro Koch
Keyword(s):  
Health Insurance ◽  
Health Technology Assessment ◽  
Technology Assessment ◽  
Mammography Screening ◽  
Specific Antigen ◽  
Normal Pregnancy ◽  
Health Technology ◽  
Systematic Evaluation ◽  
Screening Methods ◽  
Swiss Health

Objective: To describe the level of health technology assessments for three screening methods in Switzerland.Methods: Analysis of documents and expert opinions on mammography screening, ultrasound examinations during normal pregnancy, and screening for prostate-specific antigen (PSA) with a focus on services provided, recommendations, formal regulations, national papers, projects, and formal assessments.Results: Preventive services are explicitly recommended by the Swiss federal law on health insurance. Two routine ultrasound examinations during normal pregnancy as well as PSA analysis for men over 40 years of age on medical indication are covered by basic health insurance. Mammography screening every 2 years has been covered since 1997 for women over 50 years. A systematic screening program for mammography exists in the western part of Switzerland, and a nationwide program is planned. However, a national program may not come into being until a quality assurance program for evaluation is established, and a nationwide fee for reimbursement—to include all costs of such a program—is accepted by providers and insurers.Conclusion: According to the Swiss health insurance law, the effectiveness of mammography screening and ultrasound examinations during normal pregnancy have to be proven. Systematic evaluation of these screening methods is in preparation. PSA is not part of current evaluation. It can be concluded that health technology assessment in Switzerland is now required by law for several medical services. However, limited financial and personnel resources as well as the lack of disease registers may hamper progress in the near future.

scholarly journals Health Technology Assessment of the Medical Devices: A Case Study from the Czech Republic

2021 ◽  
Vol 14 (2) ◽  
pp. 253-272
Author(s):  
Jana Rozmarinová ◽  
Barbora Říhová
Keyword(s):  
Czech Republic ◽  
Health Technology Assessment ◽  
Medical Devices ◽  
Technology Assessment ◽  
Health Technology ◽  
Decision Makers ◽  
Systematic Evaluation ◽  
The Czech Republic ◽  
Slowing Down

Abstract Health technology assessment (HTA) has become the systematic evaluation of health technology’s properties and effects that inform decision-makers. The implementation and expansion of HTA can contribute to slowing down burgeoning healthcare costs. In the Czech Republic, elements of HTA are quite standardly used in pharmacoeconomics, but questions arise on the use of HTA of medical devices. The theoretical framework developed is followed by a case study of the Czech Republic to assess whether the use of HTA of medical devices in the Czech Republic is implemented. This study uses publicly available resources, mainly public health acts and public notices related to HTA. We examined the institutionalisation of HTA for medical devices (HTA applied only at a selected area of medical devices) in the Czech Republic and compared Czech’s HTA principles of medical devices to the HTA Core Model. It was found that the HTA process used for medical devices is very limited in the Czech Republic. Our data show that HTA was officially established, but in reality, the medical devices have not been assessed following HTA principles.

Health Technology Assessment: Current Issues Impacting on the Regulatory and Legal Framework

2021 ◽  
pp. 158-176
Keyword(s):  
Health Technology Assessment ◽  
Medical Devices ◽  
Technology Assessment ◽  
Digital Health ◽  
Health Technology ◽  
Legal Framework ◽  
Systematic Evaluation ◽  
Health Technologies ◽  
Based Medicine ◽  
Significant Milestone

6This chapter reviews how new or innovative pharmaceuticals, medical devices, diagnostics, and digital health technologies are appraised for their clinical and cost effectiveness by the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence. It gives context on the processes and considerations in following the regulation of medical devices and medicines. It also refers to the Health Technology Assessment (HTA) as a branch of policy that aims at examining and rationally optimising the value of measures to improve healthcare and prevent ill health. The chapter defines the HTA as a systematic evaluation of the properties and effects of a health technology. It recounts the beginnings of health technology that go back to the dawn of evidence-based medicine, in which the randomised comparative experiments of naval surgeon James Lind on scurvy in the eighteenth century were a significant milestone.

Versorgungsforschung in der Klinischen Neuropsychologie – eine Standortbestimmung

2008 ◽  
Vol 19 (4) ◽  
pp. 253-269 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sabine Heel ◽  
Sonja Fischer ◽  
Stefan Fischer ◽  
Tobias Grässer ◽  
Ellen Hämmerling ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Health Technology Assessment ◽  
Technology Assessment ◽  
Health Technology ◽  
Empirische Forschung

Zunächst führt dieser Artikel in die wesentlichen Begrifflichkeiten und Zielstellungen der Versorgungsforschung ein. Er befasst sich dann mit der Frage, wie die einzelnen Teildisziplinen der Versorgungsforschung, (1) die Bedarfsforschung, (2) die Inanspruchnahmeforschung, (3) die Organisationsforschung, (4) das Health Technology Assessment, (5) die Versorgungsökonomie, (6) die Qualitätsforschung und zuletzt (7) die Versorgungsepidemiologie konzeptionell zu fassen sind, und wie sie für neuropsychologische Anliegen ausformuliert werden müssen. In diesem Zusammenhang werden die in den einzelnen Bereichen jeweils vorliegenden versorgungsrelevanten Studienergebnisse referiert. Soweit es zulässig ist, werden Bedarfe für die Versorgungsforschung und Versorgungspraxis in der Neurorehabilitation daraus abgeleitet und Anregungen für die weitere empirische Forschung formuliert. Der Artikel bezieht sich – entsprechend seines Anliegens – ausschließlich auf Studien, die sich mit der Situation der deutschen Neurorehabilitation befassen.

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