The role of Iran's context for the development of health technology assessment: challenges and solutions

Health Economics Review

Commentary

Ahad Bakhtiari¹  Saeed Shahabi²  Nicola Luigi Bragazzi³  Samad Azari⁴  Meysam Behzadifar⁵  Masoud Behzadifar⁵  Maryam Saran⁵ 

[1]Health Equity Research Center (HERC), Tehran University of Medical Sciences (TUMS), Tehran, Iran

[2]Health Policy Research Center, Institute of Health, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran

[3]Human Nutrition Unit Department of Food and Drugs, University of Parma Medical School, Building C, Via Volturno, 39, 43125, Parma, Italy

[4]Research Center for Emergency and Disaster Resilience, Red Crescent Society of the Islamic Republic of Iran, Tehran, Iran

[5]Social Determinants of Health Research Center, Lorestan University of Medical Sciences, Khorramabad, Iran

关键词: Health technology assessment;    Iran;    Health policy;    Healthcare systems;   

DOI  :  10.1186/s13561-023-00438-7

 received in 2023-03-27, accepted in 2023-04-14,  发布年份 2023

来源: Springer

【 摘 要 】

Health technology assessment (HTA) is a comprehensive and structured evaluation that aims to analyze the potential impacts of health technologies, including medical devices, diagnostic tools, pharmaceuticals, and public health interventions. Its purpose is to provide policymakers with evidence-based information to inform decisions related to the utilization and implementation of these technologies. HTA allows for the comparison of various scenarios related to a technology across a wide range of factors. This can aid in the creation of an essential drug list and health benefits package that is tailored to the actual needs of the community within a given healthcare system. In the present paper, we review the role of Iran's context for the development of HTA, in terms of challenges and solutions.

【 授权许可】

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© The Author(s) 2023