Cross-national comparison of technology assessment processes.

abstract：OBJECTIVES:The Weight Loss Maintenance Trial (WLM) was a multicenter, randomized trial comparing two weight loss maintenance interventions, a personal contact (PC) program with primarily telephone-based monthly contacts, and an Internet-based program (interactive technology, IT), to a self-directed control group, among...

journal_title：International journal of technology assessment in health care

authors： Meenan RT,Stevens VJ,Funk K,Bauck A,Jerome GJ,Lien LF,Appel L,Hollis JF,Brantley PJ,Svetkey LP

更新日期：2009-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:We were interested in health coverage in women's magazines in the United States and how it compared with articles in medical journals, women's health interests, and women's greatest health risks. METHODS:We examined 12 issues of Good Housekeeping (GH) and Woman's Day (WD) and 63 issues of the New England Jo...

journal_title：International journal of technology assessment in health care

authors： Moyer CA,Vishnu LO,Sonnad SS

更新日期：2001-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Ethical evaluation has become an important part of health technology assessment (HTA), but so far no generally accepted method for doing this exists. This article explains the eclectic approach developed at the Finnish HTA office. METHODS:Each HTA report is produced in cooperation with the methodological an...

journal_title：International journal of technology assessment in health care

authors： Autti-Rämö I,Mäkelä M

更新日期：2007-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:The objective of this study is to analyze statistically the possible determinants and implications of including or not including recommendations in health technology assessments (HTAs). METHODS:A sample of 433 HTAs published by eleven leading institutions or agencies in nine countries was reviewed and analy...

journal_title：International journal of technology assessment in health care

authors： Draborg E,Andersen CK

更新日期：2006-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Oncotype DX (ODX), a tumor gene profiling test, has been incorporated into clinical guidelines to aid in adjuvant chemotherapy decision making for early-stage, hormone receptor positive breast cancer patients. Despite United States (U.S.) guidelines, less than half of eligible women receive testing. Reasons ...

journal_title：International journal of technology assessment in health care

authors： Roberts MC,Bryson A,Weinberger M,Dusetzina SB,Dinan MA,Reeder-Hayes K,Wheeler SB

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Health technology assessment (HTA) is increasingly used around the globe to inform resource allocation decisions. Furthermore, the importance of using explicit and transparent criteria for coverage decision making in line with health system values has been acknowledged. However, the values of a health system are often...

journal_title：International journal of technology assessment in health care

authors： Oortwijn W,Klein P

更新日期：2019-04-08 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Many jurisdictions delivering health care, including Canada, have developed guidance for conducting economic evaluation, often in the service of larger health technology assessment (HTA) and reimbursement processes. Like any health intervention, personalized medical (PM) interventions have costs and conseque...

journal_title：International journal of technology assessment in health care

authors： Husereau D,Marshall DA,Levy AR,Peacock S,Hoch JS

更新日期：2014-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Physicians through the ages have practiced their trade with more or less regard to the effects of their treatment on their patients' sense of well-being, if not as much as on the disease itself. Until recently, however, little attempt has been made to measure the effect of disease upon quality of life and how this qua...

journal_title：International journal of technology assessment in health care

authors： Ebbs SR,Fallowfield LJ,Fraser SC,Baum M

更新日期：1989-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Although psychiatric comorbidity is relevant for a number of diseases, it is often ignored in technology assessment. This study examines the service use rate in mental healthcare facilities and related costs for stroke patients discharged from the University Hospital Maastricht between 1987 and 1995. METHOD...

journal_title：International journal of technology assessment in health care

authors： Evers SM,Driessen GA,Ament AJ

更新日期：2002-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Chronic wounds are frequent, affect quality of life, and increase care costs. Telemedicine provides potential for effective wound care management, especially for the monitoring of complex wounds at home. OBJECTIVES:The objective of the present study was to determine the clinical effects and costs of telemed...

journal_title：International journal of technology assessment in health care

authors： Le Goff-Pronost M,Mourgeon B,Blanchère JP,Teot L,Benateau H,Dompmartin A

更新日期：2018-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Prior to the nationwide diffusion of a new technology, evidence must be assembled to demonstrate that a new technology is, in the terminology of WHO, appropriate. Not everything that is new in health technology is good; not all that is good is needed. It is by no means unethical to demand adequate assessment of new te...

journal_title：International journal of technology assessment in health care

authors： Tanneberger S

更新日期：1988-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This review assesses the evidence regarding the effectiveness of bone density measurement (BDM) screening and related interventions--hormone replacement therapy (HRT) and intranasal salmon calcitonin (SCT[N])--in menopausal women to prevent fractures in later life. Data sources included systematic reviews of evidence ...

journal_title：International journal of technology assessment in health care

authors： Hailey D,Sampietro-Colom L,Marshall D,Rico R,Granados A,Asua J

更新日期：1998-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This paper analyzes medical technology decision making in the United States and England in terms of the appropriateness of different decision-making models to the organization and delivery of medical care, and to the rationing of technology among and within hospitals. It examines the effect on the American hospital of...

journal_title：International journal of technology assessment in health care

authors： Greer AL

更新日期：1987-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Dental amalgam--a mixture of elemental mercury and a silver-dominated metal alloy--has been the most widely used dental filling material for well over a century. Alternative materials exist but are not well suited for some important applications, and all are more expensive than amalgam. The toxic effects of occupation...

journal_title：International journal of technology assessment in health care

authors： Gelband H

更新日期：1998-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:The objectives of this study were to analyze the current structure of the Turkish pharmaceuticals market to explain the latest developments and to offer some insight into the likely policy issues that this sector will face. METHODS:Systematic searches of the relevant Turkish and English research literature ...

journal_title：International journal of technology assessment in health care

authors： Kisa A

更新日期：2006-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Decision analysis is used to compare the cost and disability of alternative treatment strategies for asymptomatic mandibular third molars. The analysis shows that extracting only those third molars that remain impacted and become pathologically involved is always associated with less expected cost and disability than ...

journal_title：International journal of technology assessment in health care

authors： Tulloch JF,Antczak-Bouckoms AA,Ung N

更新日期：1990-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Clinical endpoints are defined as valid measures of clinical benefit or harm due to treatment, that describe the impact of treatment on how a patient feels, functions, and survives. The choice of endpoints and the manner in which they are reported have a major impact on the relative effectiveness assessment ...

journal_title：International journal of technology assessment in health care

authors： Pavlovic M,Teljeur C,Wieseler B,Klemp M,Cleemput I,Neyt M

更新日期：2014-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A study was initiated to investigate the impact of information dissemination in Illinois upon the projected rise in the cesarean birth rate over the period from 1986 through 1988. The total cesarean birth rate in Illinois had not changed significantly during this period, whereas the rate of vaginal births after cesare...

journal_title：International journal of technology assessment in health care

authors： Oleske DM,Glandon GL,Tancredi DJ,Nassirpour M,Noak JR

更新日期：1992-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:The aim of this study was to evaluate the cost-effectiveness of alemtuzumab (CAMPATH-1H) compared with conventional chemotherapy in people with T-cell prolymphocytic leukemia (T-PLL). METHODS:We developed a decision-analytic model to assess the costs and benefits of alemtuzumab or conventional therapy based...

journal_title：International journal of technology assessment in health care

authors： Lu L,Peters J,Roome C,Stein K

更新日期：2012-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Integration of ethics into health technology assessment (HTA) remains challenging for HTA practitioners. We conducted a systematic review on social and methodological issues related to ethical analysis in HTA. We examined: (1) reasons for integrating ethics (social needs); (2) obstacles to ethical integratio...

journal_title：International journal of technology assessment in health care

authors： Bellemare CA,Dagenais P,K-Bédard S,Béland JP,Bernier L,Daniel CÉ,Gagnon H,Legault GA,Parent M,Patenaude J

更新日期：2018-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:When there is a scarcity of resources (therapists, modalities), the physical therapist must make decisions about whom to treat and why. This paper discusses ethical dilemmas confronting the therapist and addresses solutions based on approaches of procedural justice and distributive justice. ...

journal_title：International journal of technology assessment in health care

authors： Purtilo RB

更新日期：1992-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:We conducted a meta-analysis of recently published randomized controlled trials (RCTs) to identify the most effective and safe etanercept dosing regimen and duration of therapy for the treatment of patients with ankylosing spondylitis (AS). METHODS:We systematically reviewed PubMed, Embase, Cochrane Library...

journal_title：International journal of technology assessment in health care

authors： Lee H,Jung Y,Song S,Lee J,Shim H,Kang W,Kim E

更新日期：2017-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:The aim of this study was to evaluate the long-term cost-utility of liraglutide versus glimepiride as add-on therapy to metformin in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM), based on the results of clinical trial conducted in Asian population. METHODS:The validated UKPDS Outcomes Model was used to pro...

journal_title：International journal of technology assessment in health care

authors： Gao L,Zhao FL,Li SC

更新日期：2012-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:The aim of this study was to identify individuals with expertise in ethics analysis in Canada, who might contribute to health technology assessment (HTA); to gauge these individuals' familiarity with, and experience participating in, the production of HTA. METHODS:A contact list was developed using the Cana...

journal_title：International journal of technology assessment in health care

authors： Bond K,Oremus M,Duthie KM,Griener GG

更新日期：2014-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:While involving patients in health technology assessment (HTA) has become increasingly common and important around the world, little is known about the optimal methods of evaluating patients' involvement (PI) in HTA. This scoping review was undertaken to provide an overview of currently available methods for...

journal_title：International journal of technology assessment in health care

authors： Mason RJ,Searle KM,Bombard Y,Rahmadian A,Chambers A,Mai H,Morrison M,Chan KKW,Jerzak KJ

更新日期：2020-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:One of the good practice principles for health technology assessment (HTA) is having a clear link between the assessment and decision making. The objective of the 2019 Latin American Policy Forum (LatamPF) of Health Technology Assessment International was to explore different models of connection between HTA ...

journal_title：International journal of technology assessment in health care

authors： Pichon-Riviere A,Augustovski F,García Martí S,Alfie V,Sampietro-Colom L

更新日期：2020-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The purpose of this study was to identify the determinants of choice of surgical procedure (anterior colporrhaphy, colposuspension, or needle suspension) to treat stress incontinence in women. We used multilevel modeling of data on 271 patients in 18 hospitals in England in 1993-94. Patient-related factors included so...

journal_title：International journal of technology assessment in health care

authors： Griffiths JM,Black NA,Pope C,Stanley J,Bowling A,Abel PD

更新日期：1998-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This paper tests the null hypothesis of a zero effect of cesarean section rate on health outcome against the alternative of a positive effect. Using data from 59 hospitals in Sweden from 1988-92, we specify two separate linear regression models for health outcome, one with perinatal mortality, and the other with rate ...

journal_title：International journal of technology assessment in health care

authors： Eckerlund I,Gerdtham UG

更新日期：1999-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To identify and appraise existing evaluation frameworks for mobile medical applications (MMA) and determine their suitability for use in health technology assessment (HTA) of these technologies. METHODS:Systematic searches were conducted of seven bibliographic databases to identify literature published betw...

journal_title：International journal of technology assessment in health care

authors： Moshi MR,Tooher R,Merlin T

更新日期：2018-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Genetic diagnostic techniques increasingly permit the detection of predisposition to illness long before the onset of the disease process itself. Medicine is on the verge of becoming a predictive science as well as a diagnostic and therapeutic one. Genetic diagnosis could have profound effects on many aspects of our h...

journal_title：International journal of technology assessment in health care

authors： Blumenthal D,Zeckhauser R

更新日期：1989-01-01 00:00:00