The increasing availability of health technologies in the NHS raises questions about the sustainability and government of innovative technologies’ entry into clinical practice. The relevance of the issue has been recognized at local, regional and central level thus enabling initiatives and tools for managing the selection, evaluation, procurement and reimbursement of health technologies. Health technology assessment (HTA) is a rapidly evolving process, embracing different types of assessment about the value of new and existing technologies. Increasingly, organizations are undertaking HTA in Italy. The objective of this work is to describe and analyse some recent HTA regional experiences in five Italian Regions: Campania, Emilia Romagna, Friuli Venezia Giulia, Lombardy, Veneto. The comparison focuses on programs’ structure, methods, future development and engagement of all stakeholders
La gestione dell'innovazione tecnologica in sanità: analisi e confronto di alcune politiche regionali in Italia
JOMMI, CLAUDIO;
2010-01-01
Abstract
The increasing availability of health technologies in the NHS raises questions about the sustainability and government of innovative technologies’ entry into clinical practice. The relevance of the issue has been recognized at local, regional and central level thus enabling initiatives and tools for managing the selection, evaluation, procurement and reimbursement of health technologies. Health technology assessment (HTA) is a rapidly evolving process, embracing different types of assessment about the value of new and existing technologies. Increasingly, organizations are undertaking HTA in Italy. The objective of this work is to describe and analyse some recent HTA regional experiences in five Italian Regions: Campania, Emilia Romagna, Friuli Venezia Giulia, Lombardy, Veneto. The comparison focuses on programs’ structure, methods, future development and engagement of all stakeholdersI documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.
