TECHNOLOGY ASSESSMENT
Health Intervention and Technology Assessment is part of the mission of the Institut de réadaptation Gingras-Lindsay-de-Montréal (IRGLM).
➢ What is technology assessment
The assessment of health technologies is accomplished through the use of convincing evidence (e.g. from research) to identify the most effective technologies and to support decision making.
It applies to:
Each technology or intervention method evaluated is studied from several angles including its safety, effectiveness and efficiency as well as its ethical, social and legal implications.
➢ Objectives
The objective of technology assessment is to reduce or eliminate the use of interventions that are unsafe or that are insufficiently cost-effective.
➢ Tool
Evaluations are conducted using a tool for decision support called Mini-HTA (Health Technology Assessment), a tool designed in Denmark and adapted to the needs of the IRGLM.
It consists of a list of questions designed to assess the preconditions and consequences of the use of a technology from several perspectives including: technology, the patient, organizational and economic factors as well as ethical implications.
➢ What is technology assessment
The assessment of health technologies is accomplished through the use of convincing evidence (e.g. from research) to identify the most effective technologies and to support decision making.
It applies to:
- medical and surgical interventions, appliances, medicines and any other devices used for prevention, diagnosis, therapy or rehabilitation;
- the organization and delivery of care and services;
- technical aids for people with disabilities;
- support the delivery of care (informational, organizational and technical systems and processes).
Each technology or intervention method evaluated is studied from several angles including its safety, effectiveness and efficiency as well as its ethical, social and legal implications.
➢ Objectives
The objective of technology assessment is to reduce or eliminate the use of interventions that are unsafe or that are insufficiently cost-effective.
➢ Tool
Evaluations are conducted using a tool for decision support called Mini-HTA (Health Technology Assessment), a tool designed in Denmark and adapted to the needs of the IRGLM.
It consists of a list of questions designed to assess the preconditions and consequences of the use of a technology from several perspectives including: technology, the patient, organizational and economic factors as well as ethical implications.