Health technology assessment, or HTA, is how we figure out if new medical stuff is actually worth it. It’s supposed to help ...

This article is part of a Health Affairs Forefront short series, “Enhancing Value By Evaluating Health Care Services.” The series discusses ways to extend the use of tools for clinical and economic ...

A white paper published by the Institute for Clinical and Economic Review (ICER) established a series of recommendations and guidelines for health technology assessment that aim to address health care ...

The rapid evolution of medical devices poses unique challenges and opportunities in modern healthcare. Health Technology Assessment (HTA) has emerged as a critical mechanism to evaluate not only the ...

Drug value assessments generally fail to account for the complexities of health care systems and thus can misinform price negotiations and lead to overly restrictive access policies. Studies have ...

Patient engagement is a necessity when performing health technology assessment to help better assess and identify the outcomes of a rare disease. Rare diseases present distinct challenges to health ...

The University of Wyoming School of Pharmacy in the College of Health Sciences has launched a new certificate program aimed at providing practicing pharmacists, other health professionals and health ...

“Wearables” is a term used for forms of technology that are worn on the body, such as smartwatches or adhesive patches containing sensors, and that perform a useful function for the wearer or a ...