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EMERGENCE OF “DRIVERS” FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF HEALTH TECHNOLOGY ASSESSMENT

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  03 October 2016

Hector Eduardo Castro Jaramillo ,
Ornella Moreno-Mattar  and
Diana Osorio-Cuevas
Hector Eduardo Castro Jaramillo
Affiliation:
T.H. Chan Harvard School of Public Health, Global Health & Population, Bogotá, Colombia
Ornella Moreno-Mattar
Affiliation:
Universidad Externado de Colombia, Bogotá, Colombiaornellamorenomattar@gmail.com
Diana Osorio-Cuevas
Affiliation:
Institute for Health Technology Assessment (IETS - Instituto de Evaluación Tecnológica en Salud), Bogotá, Colombia
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Abstract

Background: Health technology assessment (HTA) examines the consequences of the application of health technologies and is aimed at better informing decision-makers. Over the past 30 years, different countries have implemented HTA organizations. Colombia established by law its own HTA agency (IETS) in 2011 which started operations in November 2012. The aim of this study was to assess the feasibility of conducting and using HTA to inform decision-making in this context. Through a qualitative approach, ten “drivers” emerged with the ability to help or hinder HTA development in this context: availability and quality of data, implementation strategy, cultural aspects, local capacity, financial support, policy/political support, globalization, stakeholder pressure, health system context, and usefulness perception.

Methods: Semi-structured interviews were conducted with key HTA researchers, after following rigorous transcription, and thematic content analysis, those aspects that may be barriers or facilitator for HTA development and use in Colombia were identified.

Results: Although HTA has become a tool to inform decision-making around the world, its use may vary according to setting. Determining those aspects which may enable or interfere with HTA development and use in Colombia may be useful for other countries when considering the establishment of HTA systems.

Conclusions: The conceptual transferability of concepts like “drivers” with caveats may be of interest for similar settings trying to incorporate HTA processes and institutions into systematic decision-making.

Keywords

Health policyDecision-makingAssessment
Type
Policies
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International Journal of Technology Assessment in Health Care , Volume 32 , Issue 4 , 2016 , pp. 300 - 306
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 2016 

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