health technology assessment
- Guideline or reference source
- WHO Glossary
- Definition
- Health technology is the application of scientific knowledge in health care and prevention. Health technology assessment is a multidisciplinary process that summarises information about the medical, social, economic and ethical issues related to the use of a health technology in a systematic, transparent, unbiased, robust manner. Its aim is to inform the formulation of safe, effective, health policies that are patient focused and seek to achieve best value.
- Abbreviation for
- HTA
- Related Term
- health-technology-assessment body
- health technology
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