Health technology assessment in Switzerland [PDF]
Objectives and Methods:To review Switzerland's mixed public and private healthcare system with regard to health technology assessment (HTA).Results:In the past, remarkable work in HTA was done. Accomplishments include the following: (i) Switzerland became an early member of the International Network of Agencies for Health Technology Assessment.
Koch, P +5 more
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Minimum volume standards in day surgery: a systematic review
Background The aim was to find out if and for what indications are minimum volume standards (MVS) applied in the day surgery setting and whether the application of MVS improves patient relevant outcomes.
Michal Stanak, Christoph Strohmaier
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Background Progress towards achieving Universal Health Coverage and institutionalizing healthcare priority setting through health technology assessment (HTA) in the Association of South-East Asian Nations (ASEAN) region varies considerably across ...
Manushi Sharma +11 more
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Health technology assessment [PDF]
Health technology assessment (HTA) (1), also known as healthcare technology assessment or medical technology assessment, is a form of policy research that systematically examines short- and long-term consequences of the application of a health technology, a set of related technologies, or an issue related to technology.
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Economic evaluation of laparoscopic surgery for colorectal cancer [PDF]
Objectives: To assess the cost-effectiveness of laparoscopic surgery compared with open surgery for the treatment of colorectal cancer. Methods: A Markov model was developed to model cost-effectiveness over 25 years.
Aberdeen Health Technology Assessment Group +3 more
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SMS text pre-notification and delivery of reminder e-mails to increase response rates to postal questionnaires in the SUSPEND trial : a factorial design, randomised controlled trial [PDF]
Acknowledgements SUSPEND was funded by the National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) Health Technology Assessment (HTA) Programme (project 80/71/01) and will be published in full in Health Technology Assessment.
Cotton, Seonaidh C. +3 more
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The clinical effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of point-of-care tests (CoaguChek system, INRatio2 PT/INR monitor and ProTime Microcoagulation system) for the self-monitoring of the coagulation status of people receiving long-term vitamin K antagonist therapy, compared with standard UK practice : systematic review and economic evaluation [PDF]
Funding The National Institute for Health Research Health Technology Assessment programme.Peer reviewedPublisher ...
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Health Technology Assessment in China’s Health Care Sector: Development and Applications
China’s health system is facing severe challenges from social transition and the double burden of population aging and non-communicable diseases.
Wudong Guo +11 more
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HEALTH TECHNOLOGY ASSESSMENT IN GREECE
In 1983 a health reform aimed to assure universal coverage and equity in the distribution of services in Greece. The reform implied state responsibility for the financing and delivery of services and a reduction of the private sector. The model was a Bismarckian scheme for social insurance.
Liaropoulos, L, Kaitelidou, D
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Time to publication for NIHR HTA programme-funded research: a cohort study [PDF]
ObjectiveTo assess the time to publication of primary research and evidence syntheses funded by the National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) Health Technology Assessment (HTA) Programme published as a monograph in Health Technology Assessment and as
Ashton-Key, M. +4 more
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