Taylor Rod
University of Birmingham, United Kingdom.
Int J Technol Assess Health Care. 2002 Spring;18(2):166-70. doi: 10.1017/s026646230200017x.
The technology appraisal program of the National Institute for Clinical Excellence (NICE) was established on April 1, 1999. Its role is to advise the NHS in England and Wales on the clinical effectiveness, cost-effectiveness, and service impact of new and emerging as well as established healthcare technologies. This paper describes the role of HTA in the NICE technology appraisal process, discusses some of the challenges of the use of HTA in national policy making, and considers some of the potential ways forward.
英国国家临床优化研究所(NICE)的技术评估项目于1999年4月1日设立。其职责是就新出现的、已有的医疗技术的临床有效性、成本效益和服务影响,向英格兰和威尔士的国民医疗服务体系(NHS)提供建议。本文描述了卫生技术评估(HTA)在NICE技术评估过程中的作用,讨论了在国家政策制定中使用HTA所面临的一些挑战,并思考了一些可能的前进方向。