Avoiding and identifying errors in health technology assessment models

Chilcott JB, Tappenden P, Rawdin A, Johnson M, Kaltenthaler E, Paisley S, Papaioannou D, Shippam A
Record ID 32007000891
English
Authors' recommendations: Study found that a complex network of cognitive breakdowns lead to errors in models; interaction between modeller and client in developing mutual understanding of a model establishes that model's significance and its warranty so model validation should not be externalised from the decision-makers and the decision-making process.
Details
Project Status: Completed
URL for project: http://www.hta.ac.uk/1672
Year Published: 2010
English language abstract: An English language summary is available
Publication Type: Not Assigned
Country: England, United Kingdom
MeSH Terms
  • Humans
  • Models, Econometric
  • Quality Control
  • Technology Assessment, Biomedical
Contact
Organisation Name: NIHR Health Technology Assessment programme
Contact Address: NIHR Journals Library, National Institute for Health and Care Research, Evaluation, Trials and Studies Coordinating Centre, Alpha House, University of Southampton Science Park, Southampton SO16 7NS, UK
Contact Name: journals.library@nihr.ac.uk
Contact Email: journals.library@nihr.ac.uk
Copyright: 2010 Queen's Printer and Controller of HMSO
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