Renaldo N Battista1. 1. Department of Health Administration, University of Montreal, Quebec, Canada. renaldo.battista@umontreal.ca
Abstract
OBJECTIVES: The complexity of health technology assessment (HTA) has increased, in part because of its evolution through three distinct phases: the machine, the clinical outcomes, and the delivery models. However, the theoretical foundation for the field remains underdeveloped. METHODS: It is high time for HTA to bring together aspects of conceptual and theoretical works from other fields to strengthen the foundation of HTA. RESULTS: Many challenges await the further development of HTA. They can be captured around three research themes: adapting HTA to an evolving analysis object; translating HTA results into policy, management, and practice decisions; and evaluating organizational models of HTA. CONCLUSIONS: Consolidating the scientific basis of HTA is essential if we are to succeed in increasing the relevance of HTA in some of the most challenging health-related decisions that we will make as individuals and societies.
OBJECTIVES: The complexity of health technology assessment (HTA) has increased, in part because of its evolution through three distinct phases: the machine, the clinical outcomes, and the delivery models. However, the theoretical foundation for the field remains underdeveloped. METHODS: It is high time for HTA to bring together aspects of conceptual and theoretical works from other fields to strengthen the foundation of HTA. RESULTS: Many challenges await the further development of HTA. They can be captured around three research themes: adapting HTA to an evolving analysis object; translating HTA results into policy, management, and practice decisions; and evaluating organizational models of HTA. CONCLUSIONS: Consolidating the scientific basis of HTA is essential if we are to succeed in increasing the relevance of HTA in some of the most challenging health-related decisions that we will make as individuals and societies.
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