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Assessing the Impact of Health Technology Assessment

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  10 March 2009

Robert Jacob  and
Maurice Mcgregor
Robert Jacob
Affiliation:
Quebec Ministry of Health and Social Services
Maurice Mcgregor
Affiliation:
McGill University
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Abstract

Methodology for evaluation of impact of health technology assessments (HTAs) is outlined and its use illustrated by applying it to 21 HTAs produced by CETS. Impact on policies and technology diffusion was identified in documents, through interviews, questionnaires, and use of data banks. There was evidence that all but three reports influenced policy and that cost-minimization studies caused savings of between $16 million and $27 million annually. Precise estimates of impact will seldom be possible, but systematic documentation of effects is feasible.

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International Journal of Technology Assessment in Health Care , Volume 13 , Issue 1 , Winter 1997 , pp. 68 - 80
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1997

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