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Basis for Decisions on Emerging Health Technology: A Danish Feasibility Study

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  10 March 2009

Torben Jørgensen  and
Lars Grupe Larsen
Torben Jørgensen
Affiliation:
Danish Institute for Health Services Research and Development (DSI)
Lars Grupe Larsen
Affiliation:
Danish Institute for Health Services Research and Development (DSI)
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Abstract

The objectives of the feasibility study were to evaluate sources of information for an eventual Danish system for early identification and assessment of emerging health technology, to identify potential users of the system, and to clarify their specific need for information concerning emerging health technology. The methods used were questionnaires to informants within and outside the health services and to decision makers on different levels in the health services, and follow-up telephone interviews. Our study reveals a strong, and to some extent unsatisfied, need among policy makers, planners, and managers in the Danish health services for information concerning emerging health technology. The requested information should in particular concern indication for use, number of patients affected, clinical effectiveness and side effects, running cost, and investments. The time horizon most relevant to the decision makers seems to be only zero to 2 years. Furthermore, we found that numerous sources are available that frequently display information on emerging technology important to the health services. The challenges seem to be to select information of sufficient importance and quality, and to combine information, since very few, if any, single primary sources cover all the requested information. In conclusion, we recommend the establishment of a Danish national system for early identification and assessment of emerging health technology, consisting of a small secretariat that collaborates nationally and internationally, the latter in particular on identification of technology and on development of methods for early assessment.

Keywords

Early Warning SystemEmerging TechnologyHealth Care TechnologyInformation NeedInformation Sources
Type
Special Section: Early Identification and Assessment of Emerging Health Technology
Information
International Journal of Technology Assessment in Health Care , Volume 14 , Issue 4 , Fall 1998 , pp. 624 - 635
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1998

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