Part, Chapter, Paragraph
1 I, 2.Acr | GDP~Gross Domestic Product~HTA~Health technology assessment~
2 I, 2. 10. 5| assessment~ ~The potential of HTA for problem solving and
3 I, 2. 10. 5| concerns how to conduct HTA studies with the aim of
4 I, 2. 10. 5| new medical technologies. HTA approaches in different
5 I, 2. 10. 5| conclusions reached and how the HTA evidence is used for decision
6 II, 5. 3.Acr| HPV~Human Papilloma Virus~HTA~Health Technology Assessment~
7 II, 5. 3. 7| Health Technology Assessment (HTA) regarding a new cancer
8 II, 9. 1. 2| newborns: a systematic review. HTA Assessment 2004; Vol 8,
9 IV, 11. 4 | Health Technology Assessment (HTA) is to inform the development
10 IV, 11. 4 | health technology (INAHTA). HTA is described as a multidisciplinary
11 IV, 11. 4 | Despite its policy goals, HTA must always be firmly rooted
12 IV, 11. 4 | EUnetHTA).~ ~The role of HTA has been compared with that
13 IV, 11. 4 | Figure 11.7 depicts how HTA projects ideally make their
14 IV, 11. 4 | decision-making process.~ ~ ~ ~HTA is one source among other
15 IV, 11. 4 | hearings, lobbyists, etc. HTA should be seen as information
16 IV, 11. 4 | cannot all be covered by HTA (Figure 11.8).~ ~Figure
17 IV, 11. 4 | Figure 11.8).~ ~Figure 11.8. HTA as an input to priority-setting
18 IV, 11. 4 | From the 1980’s onwards, HTA has been institutionalised
19 IV, 11. 4 | national focal points for HTA in most other member states (www ).
20 IV, 11. 4 | Italy have several regional HTA agencies. A global network
21 IV, 11. 4 | agencies. A global network for HTA agencies, INAHTA, has existed
22 IV, 11. 4 | international society for HTA (HTAi) (ww g) and a scientific
23 IV, 11. 4 | specific policy setting that HTA is informing into, the process
24 IV, 11. 4 | informing into, the process of HTA can normatively be described
25 IV, 11. 4 | 11.9. The key point that HTA is multidimensional and
26 IV, 11. 4 | considered for inclusion in an HTA project (Busse et al., 2002).
27 IV, 11. 4 | methodologies that contribute to HTA:~ ~Safety, efficacy, effectiveness
28 IV, 11. 4 | Information and data for HTA comes primarily from two
29 IV, 11. 4 | 2002)~ ~ ~The reporting of HTA varies from, say, large
30 IV, 11. 4 | procedures. Transparency in HTA processes and reporting
31 IV, 11. 4 | Pressures to provide timely HTA information to policy processes
32 IV, 11. 4 | public attention has lead to HTA products such as “Rapid
33 IV, 11. 4 | Alerts”.~ ~The practice of HTA varies considerably across
34 IV, 11. 4 | across national settings. HTA informs policy- and decision-making,
35 IV, 11. 4 | For the sake of utility, HTA designs its processes and
36 IV, 11. 4 | duplication of efforts in European HTA – including elements in
37 IV, 11. 4 | elements in the process of HTA that can be shared. One
38 IV, 11. 4 | practices are not applied in HTA across Europe. When the
39 IV, 11. 4 | recommendations, the duplication of HTA on the same topic may even
40 IV, 11. 4 | scientific soundness of HTA, as was the case with HTA
41 IV, 11. 4 | HTA, as was the case with HTA in positron emission tomography (
42 IV, 11. 4 | for more information.~ ~HTA is increasingly used in
43 IV, 11. 4 | As previously underlined, HTA informs policy and does
44 IV, 11. 4 | process and the role of the HTA Programme) and appraisal (
45 IV, 11. 4 | Walley, 2007) .~ ~The HTA Programme supports all NICE
46 IV, 11. 4 | sustainable network for HTA in Europe. The Commission
47 IV, 11. 4 | sustainable network for HTA in place by the end of the
48 IV, 11. 4 | sustainable network for HTA. This work involved HTA
49 IV, 11. 4 | HTA. This work involved HTA agencies, Ministries of
50 IV, 11. 4 | draft proposal for European HTA Collaboration years 2009+
51 IV, 11. 6. 4| Nevertheless, the use of HTA (NICE) is highly developed
52 IV, 11. 6. 4| Health technology assessment (HTA) has assumed an increasing
53 IV, 11. 6. 4| The general objective of HTA is to evaluate the effects
54 IV, 11. 6. 4| national economy). Moreover, HTA is also concerned with the
55 IV, 11. 6. 4| into the health system. HTA provides a range of stakeholders
56 IV, 11. 6. 4| countries, programmes for HTA have been established either
57 IV, 11. 6. 4| bodies that are dedicated to HTA (e.g. National Institute
58 IV, 11. 6. 4| 2006). The heterogeneity of HTA bodies reflects the differentiated
59 IV, 11. 6. 4| policy formulation.~ ~While HTA programmes have generally
60 IV, 11. 6. 4| a more effective use of HTA to ensure value for money
61 IV, 11. 6. 4| enforce the decisions based on HTA. The trend however appears
62 IV, 11. 6. 4| towards a greater reliance on HTA to review existing and new
63 IV, 11. 6. 5| health care: The role of HTA in the European Union. Financing
