Wang Yi, Rattanavipapong Waranya, Teerawattananon Yot
Saw Swee Hock School of Public Health, National University of Singapore, Singapore, Singapore.
Health Intervention and Technology Assessment Program, Ministry of Public Health, Nonthaburi, Thailand.
Technol Forecast Soc Change. 2021 Nov;172:121000. doi: 10.1016/j.techfore.2021.121000.
Early health technology assessment (early HTA) is a useful tool in guiding the innovation development process in medical technology development. However, the application of early HTA is sub-optimal amongst research and development (R&D) communities due to several challenges. In this paper, we presented a case study of application of early HTA by drawing on the experience from a workshop conducted for the Singapore government's medical technology innovation agency. The framework developed can help maximise the chance of the newly developed technology being accepted and widely used. By providing step-by-step guidance, this work aims to translate early HTA into a practical tool and promote the application of early HTA amongst R&D communities.
早期卫生技术评估（早期HTA）是指导医疗技术开发中创新发展过程的有用工具。然而，由于若干挑战，早期HTA在研发社区中的应用并不理想。在本文中，我们借鉴为新加坡政府医疗技术创新机构举办的一次研讨会的经验，介绍了早期HTA的应用案例研究。所开发的框架有助于最大限度地提高新开发技术被接受和广泛使用的机会。通过提供循序渐进的指导，这项工作旨在将早期HTA转化为一种实用工具，并促进早期HTA在研发社区中的应用。
