Health Technology Assessment

The importance of Health Technology Assessment (HTA) as a basis for evidence-based decisions in the healthcare sector has increased once again in recent years. High-quality HTA reports are indispensable for all decisions on the reimbursability of medical technologies. The new edition takes into account all the reform processes that have further developed the HTA landscape in the German-speaking countries and in the EU, and the book is equally suitable as a systematic introduction and as a reference work for specific aspects: Authors of HTA reports and also their users are provided with a basic overview of the principles of HTA. The content is first-hand and well-founded throughout. The work presents the institutional and legal framework conditions in the healthcare system, describes the analysis of the status of technologies, deals with information and knowledge management and offers a detailed methodological introduction to the assessment of safety, efficacy, cost-effectiveness as well as ethical, socio-cultural, organisational and legal aspects of medical technologies. In this way, the work offers practical help for everyday life through well-founded content.