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A timely work describing how localized hospital-based health technology assessment (HB-HTA) complements general ; arms-length' HTA agency efforts, and what has been the collective global impact of HB-HTA across the globe. W hile HB-HTA has gained significant momentum over the past few years, expertise in the field, and information the operation and organization of HB-HTA, has been scettered.lhis book serves to bring this information together to inform thou who are currently working in the field of HTA at the hospital, regional, national or global level-In addition, this book is intended for decision-makers and policy-makers with a stake in determining the uptake and decommissioning of new and established technologies in the hospital setting.
HTA has traditionally been performed at the National/Regional level by HTA Agencies, typically linked togovens-ts.Yet hospitals are the main entry door for most health technologies. Hospital decision-makers must undertake multiple high stakes in and disinvestment decisions annually for HTs, usually without adequate information. Despite the existence of ar te-length HTA Agcies, inadequate information is available to hospital decision-makers either because relevant HTA reports are not yet released at the time of entry of new technologies to the field,or because even when the report exists,the information contained is insufficient to clarify the comeatualized informational needs of hospital decotes makers.
Therefore, there has recently been a rising trend toward hospital-based HTA units and programs. These units/programs complement the work of National/ Regional HTA Agencies by providing the key and relevant evidence needed by hospital decision makers M their specific hospital ontext, and within required decision-making timelines-The emergence of HB-HTA is creating comprehensive HTA ecosystem across health care levels, which creates better bridges for knowledge translation through relevance and timeliness.
