A Handbook and a Toolkit for Hospital-Based Health Technology Assessment
A practical guide and toolkit to help hospitals carry out their own health technology assessments, making it easier to decide which medical technologies to adopt.
At a glance
Use when
Establishing a new hospital HTA program or improving an existing one
Avoid when
There is no institutional support or capacity for HTA activities
Inputs
Local healthcare needs, available technologies, clinical and economic evidence, stakeholder input
Outputs
Assessment reports, recommendations for technology adoption or discontinuation, implementation plans
How it works
Provides structured methodologies, templates, and procedural guidance for establishing and operating hospital-based HTA programs, including assessment frameworks, stakeholder engagement strategies, and integration into hospital decision-making processes.
- HTA domains
- Clinical Effectiveness, Organisational aspects, Patient and Social Aspects
- Assumptions
- Hospitals have access to basic HTA expertise and data; local decision-makers are willing to use HTA outputs
- Strengths
- Tailored to local contexts, supports evidence-based decision-making at the institutional level, includes practical tools and templates
- Limitations
- Requires dedicated resources and training; may face resistance from stakeholders unfamiliar with HTA
- Also known as
- Hospital-Based HTA Handbook, HB-HTA Toolkit
Questions this answers
- › How can a hospital set up an HTA program?
- › What steps are involved in conducting a hospital-based HTA?
- › Who should be involved in the HTA process within a hospital?
- › How can HTA evidence be integrated into local decision-making?
- › What tools and templates support HB-HTA implementation?
- › How does HB-HTA differ from national HTA processes?
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