Effects and repercussions of local/hospital-based health technology assessment (HTA): A systematic review

Systematic Reviews

Volumn 3, Issue 1, 2015, Pages

  Gagnon, Marie Pierre ^a,b   Desmartis, Marie ^a   Poder, Thomas ^c   Witteman, William ^a  

^a LAVAL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITÉ LAVAL   (Canada)

^c CENTRE HOSPITALIER UNIVERSITAIRE DE SHERBROOKE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Ambassador model; Health technology assessment; Hospital budget; HTA units; Impact of HTA activities; Internal committee; Local hospital based HTA; Mini HTA; Perceptions of stakeholders

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BUDGET; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DECISION MAKING; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH TECHNOLOGY ASSESSMENT; HOSPITAL; HOSPITAL POLICY; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MANAGER; MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; WORKSHOP; BIOMEDICAL TECHNOLOGY ASSESSMENT; COMMUNITY HOSPITAL; COST CONTROL; ECONOMICS; HOSPITAL COST; HOSPITAL MANAGEMENT; ORGANIZATION; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; POLICY;

COST SAVINGS; DECISION MAKING, ORGANIZATIONAL; HOSPITAL ADMINISTRATION; HOSPITAL COSTS; HOSPITALS, COMMUNITY; HUMANS; ORGANIZATIONAL POLICY; TECHNOLOGY ASSESSMENT, BIOMEDICAL;

EID: 84924661000     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20464053     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/2046-4053-3-129     Document Type: Article

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