HOW TO AVOID GIVING THE RIGHT ANSWERS TO THE WRONG QUESTIONS: THE NEED FOR INTEGRATED ASSESSMENTS OF COMPLEX HEALTH TECHNOLOGIES

Int J Technol Assess Health Care. 2017 Jan;33(5):541-543. doi: 10.1017/S0266462317001040. Epub 2017 Nov 23.

Abstract

Health technologies are becoming increasingly complex and contemporary health technology assessment (HTA) is only partly equipped to address this complexity. The project "Integrated assessments of complex health technologies" (INTEGRATE-HTA), funded by the European Commission, was initiated with the overall objective to develop concepts and methods to enable patient-centered, integrated assessments of the effectiveness, and the economic, social, cultural, and ethical issues of complex technologies that take context and implementation issues into account. The project resulted in a series of guidances that should support the work of HTA scientists and decision makers alike.

Publication types

  • Introductory Journal Article

MeSH terms

  • Canada
  • Cost-Benefit Analysis
  • Europe
  • Health Policy*
  • Humans
  • Jurisprudence
  • Palliative Care / organization & administration
  • Research Design
  • Technology Assessment, Biomedical / ethics
  • Technology Assessment, Biomedical / organization & administration*
  • Technology Assessment, Biomedical / standards