How can health systems prepare for new and emerging health technologies? The role of horizon scanning revisited

International Journal of Technology Assessment in Health Care

Volumn 34, Issue 3, 2018, Pages 254-258

  Oortwijn, Wija ^a   Sampietro Colom, Laura ^b   Habens, Fay ^c   Trowman, Rebecca ^d  

^a RADBOUD UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b HOSPITAL CLÍNIC   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

^d Health Technology Assessment International   (United States)

Author keywords

Emerging health technology; Health systems; Health technology assessment; Horizon scanning

Indexed keywords

DECISION MAKING; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; PROFITABILITY; SCANNING;

CURRENT SITUATION; EMERGING HEALTH TECHNOLOGIES; HEALTH SYSTEMS; HEALTH TECHNOLOGY; HEALTH TECHNOLOGY ASSESSMENTS; HORIZON SCANNING; INTERNATIONAL COLLABORATIONS; NOT-FOR-PROFIT ORGANIZATION;

HEALTH;

ARTICLE; BIOMEDICAL TECHNOLOGY ASSESSMENT; HUMAN; LEADERSHIP; NON PROFIT ORGANIZATION; SKILL; DECISION MAKING; GLOBAL HEALTH; MANAGEMENT; MASS COMMUNICATION; PROCEDURES;

DECISION MAKING; DIFFUSION OF INNOVATION; GLOBAL HEALTH; HUMANS; POLICY MAKING; TECHNOLOGY ASSESSMENT, BIOMEDICAL;

EID: 85048360876     PISSN: 02664623     EISSN: 14716348     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0266462318000363     Document Type: Article

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