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Health Technology Appraisal: Does it do what it says on the box?. Corri Black Clinical Lecturer in Public Health University of Aberdeen Corri.black@abdn.ac.uk. Aims. What does it say on the box? Aims and history of HTA Assessing impact: Beyond the survey of opinions Case study: NICE
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Health Technology Appraisal: Does it do what it says on the box? Corri Black Clinical Lecturer in Public Health University of Aberdeen Corri.black@abdn.ac.uk
Aims • What does it say on the box? • Aims and history of HTA • Assessing impact: • Beyond the survey of opinions • Case study: NICE • Scottish Medicines Consortium: • Utilising utilisation data • The Heller effect: Catch 22 in HTA • Role of routine health care data
Objectives • Review of role of health technology appraisal • Review literature about impact of HTA • Review literature on impact NICE on prescribing • Outline planned evaluation of SMC • Discuss methodological issues of utilisation studies and data sources in Scotland • Examples of utilisation data from Scotland (lipid lowering agents; antidepressants in children) • Explore the catch 22: Can not prescribe with out evidence/ can not get evidence without prescribing