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The Status of Health Technology Assessment Worldwide: Results of an International Survey

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  10 March 2009

Seymour Perry ,
Eric Gardner  and
Mae Thamer
Seymour Perry
Affiliation:
Medical Technology and Practice Patterns Institute, Inc.
Eric Gardner
Affiliation:
Medical Technology and Practice Patterns Institute, Inc.
Mae Thamer
Affiliation:
Medical Technology and Practice Patterns Institute, Inc.
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Abstract

Health technology assessment (HTA) has increasingly become a valuable tool to examine effectiveness, quality of care, patient outcomes, and cost-effectiveness of health care technologies. In 1994 and 1995, a survey was conducted to document the scope of worldwide HTA activities; 103 organizations from 24 countries responded. This paper summarizes the results of this international survey, including a description of each country's program, types of technologies assessed, methodologies used, and dissemination approaches. Results for Canada, the United States, and European and other countries are presented separately.

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International Journal of Technology Assessment in Health Care , Volume 13 , Issue 1 , Winter 1997 , pp. 81 - 98
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1997

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