Health technology assessment 2025 and beyond: lifecycle approaches to promote engagement and efficiency in health technology assessment.

ABSTRACT: Lifecycle considerations have always been part of health technology assessment (HTA). However, the concept of taking a fuller, more holistic "lifecycle approach" is gaining interest in the HTA community. The 2022 HTAi Global Policy Forum (GPF) discussed how adopting a lifecycle approach could promote stakeholder engagement and robust evidence generation, and whether it could enhance information sharing and transparency across stakeholder groups. This article summarizes the discussions held at the 2022 HTAi GPF and subsequent HTAi Annual Meeting panel session that debated some of the key challenges and opportunities, with particular focus on the pre- and postmarket and disinvestment phase activities. Core themes and recommendations identified that collaboration and patient involvement are h

SUBMITTER: Trowman R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11574536 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature