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DEVELOPING THE HTA CORE MODEL FOR THE ONLINE ENVIRONMENT

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  06 March 2015

Kristian Lampe ,
Iris Pasternack ,
Oskari Saarekas ,
Leena Raustia ,
Irina Cleemput ,
Mirella Corio ,
Gottfried Endel ,
Katrine Frønsdal ,
Iñaki Imaz  and
Sarah Kleijnen
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Kristian Lampe
Affiliation:
Finnish Office for Health Techology Assessment (FINOHTA), National Institute for Health and Welfare (THL)
Iris Pasternack
Affiliation:
Finnish Office for Health Techology Assessment (FINOHTA), National Institute for Health and Welfare (THL) and Summaryx Ltd
Oskari Saarekas
Affiliation:
Finnish Office for Health Techology Assessment (FINOHTA), National Institute for Health and Welfare (THL)
Leena Raustia
Affiliation:
Finnish Office for Health Techology Assessment (FINOHTA), National Institute for Health and Welfare (THL)
Irina Cleemput
Affiliation:
Belgian Health Care Knowledge Centre (KCE) and Hasselt University
Mirella Corio
Affiliation:
Innovazione, sperimentazione e sviluppo, Agenzia Nazionale per i Servizi Sanitari Regionali (Agenas)
Gottfried Endel
Affiliation:
Team HTA, Department for Evidence Based Economic Health Care, Main association of Austrian Social Insurance Institutions (HVB)
Katrine Frønsdal
Affiliation:
Norwegian Knowledge Centre for Health Services (NOKC)
Iñaki Imaz
Affiliation:
Agencia de Evaluación de Tecnologías Sanitarias (AETS), Instituto de Salud “Carlos III”
Sarah Kleijnen
Affiliation:
Dutch National Health Care Institute (ZIN)
Finn Kristensen
Affiliation:
EUnetHTA Secretariat, Danish Health and Medicines Authority (DHMA) and University of Southern Denmark
Alric Rüther
Affiliation:
Department of Health Care Quality, Institute for Quality and Efficiency in Health Care (IQWiG)
Sophie Werkö
Affiliation:
Swedish Council on Health Technology Assessment (SBU) and Department of Learning, Informatics, Management and Ethics (LIME), Karolinska Institutet
Marina Cerbo
Affiliation:
Innovazione, sperimentazione e sviluppo, Agenzia nazionale per i servizi sanitari regionali (Agenas)
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Abstract

Background: A framework for collaborative production and sharing of HTA information, the HTA Core Model, was originally developed within EUnetHTA in 2006–08. In this paper, we describe the further development of the Model to allow implementation and utilization of the Model online. The aim was to capture a generic HTA process that would allow effective use of the HTA Core Model and resulting HTA information while at the same time not interfering with HTA agencies' internal processes.

Methods: The work was coordinated by a development team in Finland, supported by an international expert group. Two pilot testing rounds were organized among EUnetHTA agencies and two extensive core HTA projects tested the tool in a real setting. The final work was also formally validated by a group of HTA agencies.

Results: The HTA Core Model Online—available at http://www.corehta.info—is a web site hosting a) a tool to allow electronic utilization of the HTA Core Model and b) a database of produced HTA information. While access to the HTA information is free to all, the production features are currently available to EUnetHTA member agencies only. A policy was crafted to steer the use of the Model and produced information.

Conclusions: We have successfully enabled electronic use of the HTA Core Model and agreed on a policy for its utilization. The system is already being used in subsequent HTA projects within EUnetHTA Joint Action 2. Identified shortcomings and further needs will be addressed in subsequent development.

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health technology assessmentmodelsmedical informatics applicationsclassificationresearch design
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International Journal of Technology Assessment in Health Care , Volume 30 , Issue 5 , November 2014 , pp. 478 - 487
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 2015 

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