Development and Implementation of Health Technology Assessment

This book analyses the factors that influence the development and implementation of Health Technology&nbsp;Assessment (HTA) from multiple perspectives. It investigates the development of HTA activities in&nbsp;decentralized countries with a specific focus on the analysis of healthcare professionals’ perceptions.&nbsp;Although these perceptions are highly relevant in terms of implementing HTA processes, especially at the&nbsp;local level, they are rarely captured, and require further investigation, which this book provides.&nbsp;<br> In particular, HTA has been introduced as a support tool for reviewing and assessing the introduction and&nbsp;dissemination of healthcare technologies. The book discusses how individual and organisational factors&nbsp;affect knowledge production and translation, and their relevance in the context of HTA. Furthermore, it&nbsp;explores how HTA could be more successfully implemented in decentralized healthcare systems.<br>