Abstract Health Technology Assessment (HTA) uses explicit methods to determine the value
of a health technology. This typically results in several claims regarding the effects that are …

It is unarguable that the implementation and use of noninvasive prenatal testing (NIPT)
should be critical and appropriate. After all, decisions that influence when and how to have …

Prenatal screening for Down's syndrome and other chromosomal anomalies has become
common obstetrical practice. The purpose of this intervention is to provide women with the …

When evaluating new morally complex health technologies, policy decision-makers
consider a broad range of different evaluations, which may include the technology's clinical …

New technologies create new complexities. Since non-invasive prenatal tests (NIPTs) were
first introduced, keeping pace with complexity constitutes an ongoing task for medical …

This dissertation aims to make four contributions to knowledge. First, unlike other fields (eg
science, medicine, etc.), the field of health technology assessment (HTA), has not thus far …

This chapter is focused on the so-called “fact/value dichotomy”. In the current practice of
HTA, value judgments are often considered external to HTA or separate from it and are …

Despite increasing awareness of the ways in which non-epistemic values play roles in
science, many scientists remain reluctant to acknowledge values at stake in their own work …

It is acknowledged that health technology assessment (HTA) is an inherently value-based
activity that makes use of normative reasoning alongside empirical evidence. But the …

Methods We conducted an HTA using standard systematic review methodologies. Outcomes
focused on test accuracy and the impact of screening. We did not look for evidence on …