Understanding innovation of health technology assessment methods: the IHTAM framework.
Int J Technol Assess Health Care
; 38(1): e16, 2022 Jan 31.
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ABSTRACT
Adequate methods are urgently needed to guarantee the good practice of health technology assessment (HTA) for technologies with novel properties. The aim of the study was to construct a conceptual framework to help understand the innovation of HTA methods (IHTAM). The construction of the IHTAM framework was based on two scoping reviews, one on the current practice of innovating methods, that is existing HTA frameworks, and one on theoretical foundations for innovating methods outside the HTA discipline. Both aimed to identify and synthesize concepts of innovation (i.e., innovation processes and roles of stakeholders in innovation). Using these concepts, the framework was developed in iterative brainstorming sessions and subsequent discussions with representatives from various stakeholder groups. The framework was constructed based on twenty documents on innovating HTA frameworks and fourteen guidelines from three scientific disciplines. It includes a generic innovation process consisting of three phases ("Identification," "Development," and "Implementation") and nine subphases. In the framework, three roles that HTA stakeholders can play in innovation ("Developers," "Practitioners," and "Beneficiaries") are defined, and a process on how the stakeholders innovate HTA methods is included. The IHTAM framework visualizes systematically which elements and stakeholders are important to the development and implementation of novel HTA methods. The framework could be used by all stakeholders involved in HTA innovation to learn how to engage dynamically and collaborate effectively throughout the innovation process. HTA stakeholders in practice have welcomed the framework, though additional testing of its applicability and acceptance is essential.
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ECOS
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Avaliacao_tecnologia
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MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Avaliação da Tecnologia Biomédica
Tipo de estudo:
Guideline
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Health_technology_assessment
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Qualitative_research
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En
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Int J Technol Assess Health Care
Assunto da revista:
PESQUISA EM SERVICOS DE SAUDE
Ano de publicação:
2022
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Article
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Holanda