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Selecting Technologies for Assessment

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  10 March 2009

David M. Eddy
David M. Eddy
Affiliation:
Duke University
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Extract

This article describes criteria used by several organizations to select technologies for assessment and the factors that are common to most lists of criteria. It presents a framework or model (called TAPSS) that relates the most important factors. The model can be used to estimate the expected impact of an assessment on health and economic outcomes for a population. It incorporates information on such factors as the health and economic importance of the disease addressed by the technology, the expected impact of the technology on health and economic outcomes, variations in the technology's current use, and factors affecting the production and reception of an assessment. The article includes an example of an application of the method—screening for maple syrup urine disease.

Type
Special Section: Alternative Methods for Assessing Technology, Part 1
Information
International Journal of Technology Assessment in Health Care , Volume 5 , Issue 4 , October 1989 , pp. 485 - 501
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1989

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Eddy, D. M.TAPSS: A technology assessment priority-setting system. Prepared for the Methods Panel, Council on Health Care Technology, Institute of Medicine, 03 3, 1987.Google Scholar
Institute of Medicine [IOM] Council on Health Care Technology. Medical technology assessment directory. Washington, DC: National Academy Press, 1988.Google Scholar