Navigating change: a comparative analysis of health technology assessment reforms across agencies - processes, drivers, and interdependencies.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

Health technology assessment (HTA) is a critical part of healthcare decision making in many countries. Changes in Methods and Processes (M&P) of HTA agencies can affect the time and degree of patient access to treatments. Published literature focuses on the different M&P adopted by HTA agencies, rather than on how these have come about over time. Our study investigates key HTA reforms and explores their drivers and interdependencies in a set of HTA agencies in Europe, Asia-Pacific, and North America.

Methods

We conducted a targeted literature review on M&P guidelines and subsequent changes to those, for 14 HTA agencies. We supplemented and validated initial findings with 29 semi-structured interviews with country-specific experts. We used analytical tools to creat

SUBMITTER: Kumar G 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12018853 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature