Health Technology Assessment (HTA)

Health Technology Assessment (HTA) is a multidisciplinary process that uses explicit methods to determine a health technology’s value for healthcare decision-making. Attitudes towards HTA vary globally, with some countries using a variety of methods and analyses and others hardly any.

Slovak Republic
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Around The World in HTAs: The Slovak Republic – Valuing the Future

13 September 2023

In this Insights series, Around the World in HTAs, we shed light on HTA around the world. In this edition, Patricia Cubi-Molla & Jake Hitch, OHE, and Róbert Babeľa, Slovak Medical University, take us to the Slovak Republic.

Are Recommendations for HTA of Gene Therapies Being Achieved?
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Are Recommendations for HTA of Gene Therapies Being Achieved?

11 September 2023

In this report, commissioned and funded by Pfizer, we explore the extent to which previous OHE recommendations for the health technology assessment (HTA) of gene therapies are being achieved in nine European countries, Australia, and Canada.

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Around The World in HTAs: Egypt – The Road Ahead

31 July 2023

In this Insights series, Around the World in HTAs, we shed light on HTA around the world. In this edition, Dalia Dawoud, Pillar Pinilla-Dominguez, Caroline Bregman, and Hania El Banhawi take us to Egypt.

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Around The World in HTAs: India – Let All Be Healthy

29 June 2023

In this Insights series, Around the World in HTAs, we shed light on HTA around the world. In this edition, Shalu Jain and Gayathri Kumar take us to India.

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Around The World in HTAs: The Netherlands – 5 Routes for New Tech

24 May 2023

In this Insights series, Around the World in HTAs, we shed light on HTA around the world. In this edition, Iris Boot, Bert Vriijhoef and Lotte Steuten take us to the Netherlands.

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Setting the Right Discount Rate for HTA in the Slovak Republic

21 May 2023

Health interventions such as new medicines produce costs and health-related effects not only in the year they are introduced but in all future years until they…

Real-World Evidence: Current Best Practice for Reimbursement Decision-Making
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Real-World Evidence: Current Best Practice for Reimbursement Decision-Making

15 May 2023

In this report, we discuss best practices for RWE generation and the steps needed to enhance the assessment and use of quality RWE in reimbursement decisions.

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How Restrictive are NICE ‘Optimised’ Decisions?

27 April 2023

NICE makes ‘optimised’ decisions to support use of medicines in smaller groups of patients. Between 2020 to 2022, 56% of optimised decisions recommended treatment for less than half of eligible patients.

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Around The World in HTAs: Italy – What’s Next?

20 April 2023

In this Insights series, Around the World in HTAs, we shed light on HTA around the world. In this edition, Claudio Jommi, Università del Piemonte Orientale Novara, and Martina Garau, OHE, take us to Italy.