THE VULNERABLE ASPECTS OF APPLICATION OF “HEALTH TECHNOLOGY ASSESSMENT”

Many countries in the world have tried to examine the possible methods for import and logical use of health technologies to manage their budgets on one hand and to prevent the entry of uncertain, inefficient, and insecure technologies on the other hand (1). The “health technology assessment” (HTA) i...

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Published in:International journal of technology assessment in health care 2015-01, Vol.31 (3), p.197-198
Main Authors: Dehnavieh, Reza, Noori Hekmat, Somayeh, Ghasemi, Sara, Mirshekari, Nadia
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Decision Making
Developing countries
Drugs
Efficiency
Health services
Health technology assessment
Humans
Industrialized nations
LDCs
Letter to the Editor
Professionals
Research centers
Studies
Technology
Technology Assessment, Biomedical - organization & administration
Technology Assessment, Biomedical - standards
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Summary:Many countries in the world have tried to examine the possible methods for import and logical use of health technologies to manage their budgets on one hand and to prevent the entry of uncertain, inefficient, and insecure technologies on the other hand (1). The “health technology assessment” (HTA) is one of the dominant methods in most developed countries (2). HTA is a multidisciplinary field which studies the medical, social, and ethical aspects, as well as economic outcomes of production, diffusion, and application of health technologies (3).
ISSN:0266-4623
1471-6348
DOI:10.1017/S0266462315000288