A different animal? Identifying the features of health technology assessment for developers of medical technologies
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 24 June 2020
Abstract
Health technology assessment (HTA) conducted to inform developers of health technologies (development-focused HTA, DF-HTA) has a number of distinct features when compared to HTA conducted to inform usage decisions (use-focused HTA). To conduct effective DF-HTA, it is important that analysts are aware of its distinct features as analyses are often not published. We set out a framework of ten features, drawn from the literature and our own experience: a target audience of developers and investors; an underlying user objective to maximize return on investment; a broad range of decisions to inform; wide decision space; reduced evidence available; earlier timing of analysis; fluid business model; constrained resources for analysis; a positive stance of analysis; and a “consumer”-specific burden of proof. This paper presents a framework of ten features of DF-HTA intended to initiate debate as well as provide an introduction for analysts unfamiliar with the field.
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- International Journal of Technology Assessment in Health Care , Volume 36 , Issue 4 , August 2020 , pp. 285 - 291
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- Copyright © The Author(s), 2020. Published by Cambridge University Press
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