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Health technology assessment (HTA) is a multidisciplinary process that uses systematic and explicit methods to evaluate the properties and effects of a health technology. [1] Health technology is conceived as any intervention ( test , device , medicine , vaccine , procedure , program ) at any point in its lifecycle ( pre-market , regulatory ...
Medical technology, or "medtech", encompasses a wide range of healthcare products and is used to treat diseases and medical conditions affecting humans. Such technologies are intended to improve the quality of healthcare delivered through earlier diagnosis, less invasive treatment options and reduction in hospital stays and rehabilitation times ...
Medical technology assessment (MTA) is the objective evaluation of a medical technology regarding its safety and performance, its (future) impact on clinical and non-clinical patient outcomes as well as its interactive effects on economical, organizational, social, juridical and ethical aspects of healthcare. Medical technologies are assessed ...
The International Journal of Technology Assessment in Health Care is a bimonthly peer-reviewed healthcare journal covering health technology assessment. Established in 1985, it is published by Cambridge University Press , and is the official journal of Health Technology Assessment International.
Health information technology (HIT) is "the application of information processing involving both computer hardware and software that deals with the storage, retrieval, sharing, and use of health care information, health data, and knowledge for communication and decision making". [8]
Health Technology Assessment is a weekly peer-reviewed open access medical journal published by the National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR), [1] [2] a research partner of the United Kingdom National Health Service. It publishes research on the evaluations of health technologies, their effectiveness, cost and broader impact. [3]
In 1985 it was renamed the National Center for Health Services Research and Health Care Technology Assessment. [ 3 ] In 1989, the agency became its own operating agency within PHS, and was renamed Agency for Health Care Policy and Research (AHCPR) [ 3 ] by the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1989 (103 Stat. 2159 ).
Security of Health Information Technology; Patient-Centered Cognitive Support; Healthcare Application and Network Platform Architectures; Secondary Use of EHR Data; Beacon Community Program: A grant program for communities to build and strengthen their health information technology (health IT) infrastructure and exchange capabilities.