Harnessing Health Technology Assessment in Latin America and the Caribbean: Keeping the Region on Course

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dc.contributor.authorGiedion, Ursula
dc.contributor.authorEspinoza, Manuel Antonio
dc.contributor.authorGongora-Salazar, Pamela
dc.contributor.authorMehndiratta, Abha
dc.contributor.authorOllendorff, Dan
dc.date.accessioned2025-01-20T17:14:13Z
dc.date.available2025-01-20T17:14:13Z
dc.date.issued2023
dc.description.abstractLatin America and the Caribbean has made significant progress toward universal health coverage (UHC), but health spending efficiency, equity, and sustainability remain major challenges-and progress is hindered by the difficult macroeconomic context. Health technology assessment (HTA) can make resource allocation more efficient and equitable when systematically used to inform coverage decisions. We highlight five considerations that need to be taken into account to realize the full potential of HTA in the LAC region: i) explicitly link HTA to decision-making and anchor it in legal frameworks, ii) systematically incorporate the opportunity cost as a core principle into HTA activities informing coverage decisions, iii) make the internationally available evidence more fit for purpose for low- and middle-income countries (LMICs), iv) incorporate pragmatism as a key principle of HTA activities in the region, and v) institutionalize the monitoring of HTA processes and results.
dc.fuente.origenWOS
dc.identifier.doi10.1080/23288604.2024.2314482
dc.identifier.eissn2328-8620
dc.identifier.issn2328-8604
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.1080/23288604.2024.2314482
dc.identifier.urihttps://repositorio.uc.cl/handle/11534/91282
dc.identifier.wosidWOS:001216665800007
dc.issue.numero3
dc.language.isoen
dc.revistaHealth systems & reform
dc.rightsacceso restringido
dc.subjectHealth technology assessment
dc.subjectLatin America and the Caribbean
dc.subjectlow- and middle-income countries
dc.subjectpriority-setting
dc.subjectuniversal health coverage
dc.subject.ods03 Good Health and Well-being
dc.subject.odspa03 Salud y bienestar
dc.titleHarnessing Health Technology Assessment in Latin America and the Caribbean: Keeping the Region on Course
dc.typeartículo
dc.volumen9
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sipa.trazabilidadWOS;2025-01-12
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