The objective of health technology assessment (HTA) is to support decision making in health
care. HTA does not claim to provide a definite solution to a health care problem, but to assist …

Health technology assessment (HTA) is primarily concerned with the consequences
(benefits and costs) of health care and health policy decisions. Because decision making is …

Methodology for evaluation of impact of health technology assessments (HTAs) is outlined
and its use illustrated by applying it to 21 HTAs produced by CETS. Impact on policies and …

Objective: Health technology assessment (HTA) can be used both to promote access to safe,
efficacious, and cost-effective technologies, and to discourage access to undesirable ones …

This chapter will explore the history of health technology assessment (HTA) and how it has
evolved in terms of processes and methods, highlighting elements relevant to patient …

Health technology assessment (HTA) involves values and judgments, but there have been
few attempts to seek the views of members of the public or to ensure that they have access …

Health care technology assessment is broadly and ambiguously interpreted, diluting its role.
It is time to recast the field. We must elucidate it in the contemporary context of health inquiry …

This report is about setting priorities for health technology assessment (HTA). HTA examines
systematically the consequences of the application of health technologies (broadly defined …

Objectives: A mechanism to increase the influence of Health Technology Assessments
(HTAs) on hospital policy decisions was developed. Methods: We describe the process and …

Health systems are challenged continuously to provide the highest quality universal health
care within their means. While for 30 years, health technology assessment (HTA) has …