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Expanding the scientific basis of health technology assessment: A research agenda for the next decade

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  09 August 2006

Renaldo N. Battista
Renaldo N. Battista
Affiliation:
University of Montreal
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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.

Keywords

Health technology assessmentScientific basisMethodological developmentsKnowledge transfer/translationModels of HTA practice
Type
GENERAL ESSAYS
Information
International Journal of Technology Assessment in Health Care , Volume 22 , Issue 3 , July 2006 , pp. 275 - 280
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© 2006 Cambridge University Press

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