Health Technology Assessment and Environmental Impact: A Scoping Review of State of Art and Future Perspective.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Manufacture, distribution, use, excretion, and disposal of health technologies all have environmental impacts (EIs). In the health technology assessment (HTA) definition, EI is recognized as a domain that should be assessed. However, EIs in HTA methods are lacking. The aim of this scoping review was to identify current advances and limitations in incorporating EI in HTA evaluation.

Methods

We searched two databases, PubMed and Embase (01/01/2019-20/10/2023, updated on 15/05/2025), using the following keywords: "HTA" and "environmental impact." Articles published in English were included. Additionally, no filters by study design or type of evaluated technology were used.

Results

In total, 264 studies were screened after duplicates had been removed. Among t

SUBMITTER: Antonazzo IC 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12535925 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature