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International Journal of Technology Assessment in Health Care International Journal of Technology Assessment in Health Care

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HEALTH TECHNOLOGY ASSESSMENT IN SERBIA

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  30 June 2017

Dragana Atanasijevic  and
Vladimir Zah
Dragana Atanasijevic
Affiliation:
ISPOR Serbia dratanas@yahoo.com
Vladimir Zah
Affiliation:
ISPOR Serbia
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Abstract

Objectives: This study provides an overview of the Republic of Serbia healthcare system and describes the process of developing and conducting health technology assessment (HTA).

Methods: The authors performed pragmatic, nonsystematic literature review based on available statistical data, legislation, and studies.

Results: Healthcare law creates conditions that allow implementation of the principle “value for money.” The institutions directly vested in the implementation of HTA are the National Health Insurance Fund (NHIF) and the Ministry of Health (MoH). There are some reflections of the efforts by NHIF and MoH toward achieving this goal.

Conclusions: Despite the highly set objectives, there is still a lot of work to be done to build an adequate model to support decision-making processes to bridge the discrepancies between broadly defined rights to health care and limited resources in the country.

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Republic of SerbiaHealth technology assessmentHTAHealthcare systemHealth insurance
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International Journal of Technology Assessment in Health Care , Volume 33 , Issue 3: Theme: HTA in Central-Eastern-Southern Europe , 2017 , pp. 384 - 389
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