Title
The use of societal criteria in priority setting for health technology assessment in the Netherlands: Initial experiences and future challenges
Author
Oortwijn, W.J.
Vondeling, H.
Bouter, L.
TNO Preventie en Gezondheid
Publication year
1998
Abstract
Priority setting for the evaluation of health technologies in the Netherlands is exclusively based on the scientific merits of individual research proposals. This process has not resulted in satisfactory allocation of resources. Therefore, societal criteria for setting priorities for health technology assessment have been proposed as an adjunct to scientific criteria. These societal criteria include the burden of disease, uncertainty about the (cost-)effectiveness of the intervention at issue, the potential benefits of the research project, and its potential impact on health care. To realize the full potential of this model for priority setting, a number of methodological issues need to be addressed. Joint efforts of researchers and policy makers in this field are necessary for future progress.
Subject
Health
Biomedical technology assessment
Cost effectiveness analysis
Health care policy
Medical research
Methodology
Netherlands
Review
Health Care and Public Health
Health Care Rationing
Health Priorities
Humans
Research
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TNO identifier
280475
ISSN
0266-4623
Source
International Journal of Technology Assessment in Health Care, 14 (2), 226-236
Document type
article