Consumer involvement in health technology assessment
Hailey D
Record ID 32006000023
English
Authors' objectives:
The aim of this report is to analyse the involvement of consumers in health technology assessment (HTA), looking at both the benefits and drawbacks.
Authors' recommendations:
In principle, the involvement of consumers in HTA can provide benefits through improving quality and relevance of assessments and the dissemination of their findings. Consumers are clearly key stakeholders in any debate over health care technologies. Their input and awareness of HTA approaches and findings are important. However, there are various practical difficulties for HTA programs in achieving increased consumer participation. Demands on consumers themselves, resource considerations and influence on the timeliness of HTA advice are examples of areas were there may be no easy solutions.
The HTA program at AHFMR may have opportunities to increase the level of consumer participation in its activities. Realizing these may not be easy, given resources available to the HTA Unit, the nature of its workload and the availability and expertise of potential consumer representatives.
It will be valuable for the HTA Unit to keep closely in touch with the initiatives that are now being pursued by the International Network of Agencies for HTA (INAHTA) and the HTAi interest group and to contribute to their discussions. Also, practical approaches to further consumer involvement in Alberta HTA should be kept under consideration and put in place as circumstances permit.
Authors' methods:
Overview
Details
Project Status:
Completed
Year Published:
2005
URL for published report:
http://www.ihe.ca/advanced-search/consumer-involvement-in-health-technology-assessment
English language abstract:
An English language summary is available
Publication Type:
Not Assigned
Country:
Canada
MeSH Terms
- Technology Assessment, Biomedical
Contact
Organisation Name:
Institute of Health Economics
Contact Address:
1200, 10405 Jasper Avenue, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, T5J 3N4. Tel: +1 780 448 4881; Fax: +1 780 448 0018;
Contact Name:
djuzwishin@ihe.ca
Contact Email:
djuzwishin@ihe.ca
Copyright:
<p>Alberta Heritage Foundation for Medical Research (AHFMR)</p>
This is a bibliographic record of a published health technology assessment from a member of INAHTA or other HTA producer. No evaluation of the quality of this assessment has been made for the HTA database.