[Construction and content introduction of implementation standard of health technology assessment in traditional Chinese medicine]

This study aims to establish the implementation standard of health technology assessment(HTA) in traditional Chinese medicine(TCM), so as to promote the scientific and standardized implementation and application of HTA in TCM for high-quality decision-making. Based on the published HTA method guidelines, the literature analysis and expert consensus method were used to establish the implementation standard of HTA in TCM with implementation steps, assessment domains, and reporting checklists as the main content. A total of 41 HTA guidelines were included. After statistical induction and 4 consensus meetings, the preliminary standard of HTA in TCM was formed, and a complete TCM HTA implementation standard was established after two rounds of Delphi method, including 10 implementation steps(1 optional step and 9 necessary steps), 7 assessment domains(7 domains, 19 criteria and 37 sub-criteria, with 2 specific criteria and 5 specific sub-criteria for TCM diagnosis and treatment equipment or protocol health technologies), and 16 items in the reporting checklists. This study constructed a universal HTA implementation standard in TCM and incorporated patient perspectives. The implementation standard was normative, scientific, compatible, and considering the particularity of TCM. At the same time, the implementation standard was explained in detail, providing a reference for the practical application of HTA in TCM.