International journal of technology assessment in health care
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Int J Technol Assess Health Care · Apr 2011
ReviewHealth technology assessment in the era of personalized health care.
This article examines the challenges for health technology assessment (HTA) in the light of new developments of personalized health care, focusing on European HTA perspectives. ⋯ Integrative, systems biology-based approaches toward personalized medicine call for novel assessment methods. The translation of their highly innovative technologies into the practice of health care requires the development of new HTA concepts.
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Int J Technol Assess Health Care · Apr 2011
ReviewBridging the gap between methods research and the needs of policy makers: a review of the research priorities of the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence.
The aim of this study was to establish a list of priority topics for methods research to support decision making at the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE). ⋯ Consideration needs to be given to the needs of those who use the outputs of research for decision making when determining priorities for future methods research.