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GUIDING PRINCIPLES FOR GOOD PRACTICES IN HOSPITAL-BASED HEALTH TECHNOLOGY ASSESSMENT UNITS

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  22 February 2016

Laura Sampietro-Colom ,
Krzysztof Lach ,
Iris Pasternack ,
Jean-Blaise Wasserfallen Open the ORCID record for Jean-Blaise Wasserfallen [Opens in a new window] ,
Americo Cicchetti ,
Marco Marchetti ,
Kristian Kidholm ,
Helene Arentz-Hansen ,
Magdalene Rosenmöller  and
Claudia Wild
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Laura Sampietro-Colom
Affiliation:
Health Technology Assessment Unit, Research and Innovation Directorate, Hospital Clínic de Barcelonalsampiet@clinic.ub.es
Krzysztof Lach
Affiliation:
Department of Innovation, Fundació Clínic per a la Recerca Biomèdica, Hospital Clínic de Barcelona
Iris Pasternack
Affiliation:
University of Helsinki and Helsinki University Hospital
Jean-Blaise Wasserfallen
Affiliation:
Health Technology Assessment Unit, Medical Directorate, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Vaudois
Americo Cicchetti
Affiliation:
Graduate School of Health Economics and Management, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore
Marco Marchetti
Affiliation:
University Hospital “A. Gemelli“
Kristian Kidholm
Affiliation:
Center for Innovative Medical Technologies, Odense University Hospital
Helene Arentz-Hansen
Affiliation:
Norwegian Knowledge Centre for the Health Services
Magdalene Rosenmöller
Affiliation:
Center for Research in Healthcare Innovation Management, IESE Business School
Claudia Wild
Affiliation:
Ludwig Boltzmann Institute for Health Technology Assessment
Rabia Kahveci
Affiliation:
Health Technology Assessment Unit, Ankara Numune Training and Research Hospital
Margus Ulst
Affiliation:
Tartu University Hospital
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Abstract

Objectives: Health technology assessment (HTA) carried out for policy decision making has well-established principles unlike hospital-based HTA (HB-HTA), which differs from the former in the context characteristics and ways of operation. This study proposes principles for good practices in HB-HTA units.

Methods: A framework for good practice criteria was built inspired by the EFQM excellence business model and information from six literature reviews, 107 face-to-face interviews, forty case studies, large-scale survey, focus group, Delphi survey, as well as local and international validation. In total, 385 people from twenty countries have participated in defining the principles for good practices in HB-HTA units.

Results: Fifteen guiding principles for good practices in HB-HTA units are grouped in four dimensions. Dimension 1 deals with principles of the assessment process aimed at providing contextualized information for hospital decision makers. Dimension 2 describes leadership, strategy and partnerships of HB-HTA units which govern and facilitate the assessment process. Dimension 3 focuses on adequate resources that ensure the operation of HB-HTA units. Dimension 4 deals with measuring the short- and long-term impact of the overall performance of HB-HTA units. Finally, nine core guiding principles were selected as essential requirements for HB-HTA units based on the expertise of the HB-HTA units participating in the project.

Conclusions: Guiding principles for good practices set up a benchmark for HB-HTA because they represent the ideal performance of HB-HTA units; nevertheless, when performing HTA at hospital level, context also matters; therefore, they should be adapted to ensure their applicability in the local context.

Keywords

Technology assessmentHospitalsGuidelinesBest practices
Type
Policies
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International Journal of Technology Assessment in Health Care , Volume 31 , Issue 6 , 2015 , pp. 457 - 465
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 2016 

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