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[:pb]O The complex process of incorporating technologies in the healthcare area has as a fundamental tool, the Healthcare Technology Assessments (HTA). Used in several countries, they consist of the analysis of clinical and economic studies to support recommendations and decision-making. Although they are more commonly seen as tools aimed at a macro sphere of the healthcare sector, such as public or private healthcare systems, HTAs have also been shown to be strategic tools for smaller organizations such as hospitals.
The way HTAs are used in this context can follow different models, according to the needs and reality of each organization, but their role is the same: to supply the management with accurate and quality information to support decision making, seeking the best benefit and optimizing costs. Learn more, in this article, about the use of HTA in hospitals.
HTA in hospitals
The use of HTA in hospitals is considered a recent practice because, although it has been used for some decades, there is still not much clarity about the results of decisions based on this type of assessment in the hospital context.
The importance of HTAs for the basis of decisions at the macro level is already consolidated in the health sector, especially for public systems, as is the case of the Brazilian Unified Health System (SUS), where this type of assessment is mandatory for the incorporation of technologies.
However, when applied in the hospital context, it takes into account the importance and value of a given technology within its own organizational structure, allowing managers to use it as a basis to deal with three different types of demands with which they are constantly requested:
HTA models in hospitals
There are different ways to implement the practice of HTA in hospitals. The Global Survey of Hospital-Based HTA, considered today to be one of the most complete documents on the subject, mentions four different models. They are:
The Importance of Budget Impact Analysis
One of the main tools of an HTA, budget impact analysis (AIO) is also a powerful tool for hospital managers. It allows you to assess what the new costs entailed by the incorporation of a certain technology would be, which helps managers to forecast the budget.
To learn more about the importance of HTAs in the process of incorporating health technologies, download the e-book MAPES: Cases &Soluções.[:]
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