Health technology assessment: a framework

Assessing the performance of health technology assessment organizations: a framework.

In light of growing demands for public accountability, the broadening scope of health technology assessment organizations (HTAOs) activities and their increasing role in decision-making underscore the importance for them to demonstrate their performance. Based on Parson's social action theory, we propose a conceptual model that includes four functions an organization needs to balance to perform...

Health technology assessment: Off-site sterilization

Background: Every year millions of dollars are expended to equip and maintain the hospital sterilization centers, and our country is not an exception of this matter. According to this, it is important to use more effective technologies and methods in health system in order to reach more effectiveness and saving in costs. This study was conducted with the aim of evaluating the technology of regi...

Health technology assessment: A necessity in post-sanctions Iran while implementing the health transformation plan

Iran’s health system is in the serious need of reconstructing its infrastructures, a significant part of which is health technologies. An untapped market of 80 million people will be open to technologies of the world through Iran's entry to post-sanctions era. Health Technology Assessment projects date back to nearly eight years ago in Iran. However, given the current circumstances, its a...

A Student Assessment System Framework

Background & Objective: One of the factors for achieving quality improvement of educational programs defined establishing student assessment system at universities. The aim of the study was to develop a framework for a student assessment system. Materials and Methods: The present study is an educational scholarship study that conducted in three phases. In the first phase, the reviewing the lit...

Health Technology Assessment - HTA