Comparative characteristics of types of medical technologies assessment

Problemy sot︠s︡ialʹnoĭ gigieny, zdravookhranenii︠a︡ i istorii medit︠s︡iny
M E Holovnya-VoloskovaA A Zavyalov

Abstract

This article presents the results obtained during the analysis of different types of health technology assessment (HTA). In the world HTA agencies can be organized at the national (federal), regional or local levels; they can have various levels of dependence on public authorities (independent, public, dependent), various sources of financing (state, mixed). The nature of the tasks and the range of powers of the institutions for HTA differ: regulatory, organizational or advisory. They themselves can initiate HTA (proactive), or they can conduct HTA at the suggestion of the applicants and analyze the quality of the HTA reports provided (reactively). HTA can be focused on economic assessment, comparative clinical assessment, as well as balanced, both on economic and comparative clinical assessments. HTA may be conducted on drugs, medical devices, and other medical technologies. The methods for conducting HTA significantly depend on its subject. In terms of the scope of the assessment, it is possible to single out full OMT, mini-OMT and express-OMT, as well as fast-track-OMT, proposed by the HTA agency in the UK. The final users of HTA (administration, suppliers, patients) and its perceptions (instrumental, conceptual, or formal) ...Continue Reading

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