Impact assessment of Iran's health technology assessment programme.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Following approximately 10 years from the beginning of Iran's national Health Technology Assessment (HTA) programme, the present study aims to evaluate its success by examining the impact of HTA and identifying the determinant factors leading to the implementation of HTA report results.

Methods

The triangulation method was employed herein. HTA reports were initially identified and their impact and determinant factors were then examined from the perspectives of both researchers (by preparing a questionnaire according to the Payback model and sending it to HTA principle investigators) and stakeholders (semi-structured interviews held with each HTA stakeholder). Simultaneously, the quality of the HTA reports was examined with relevant critical appraisal checklists.

SUBMITTER: Yazdizadeh B 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5824575 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature