European network for health technology assessment, EUnetHTA: planning, development, and implementation of a sustainable European network for health technology assessment

Finn Børlum Kristensen; Marjukka Mäkelä; Susanna Allgurin Neikter; Nina Rehnqvist; Lise Lund Håheim; Berit Mørland; Ruairidh Milne; Camilla Palmhøj Nielsen; Reinhard Busse; Sun Hae Lee-Robin; Claudia Wild; Mireia Espallargues; Julia Chamova; European network for Health Technology Assessment (EUnetHTA)

doi:10.1017/S0266462309990754

European network for health technology assessment, EUnetHTA: planning, development, and implementation of a sustainable European network for health technology assessment

Finn Børlum Kristensen, Marjukka Mäkelä, Susanna Allgurin Neikter, Nina Rehnqvist, Lise Lund Håheim, Berit Mørland, Ruairidh Milne, Camilla Palmhøj Nielsen, Reinhard Busse, Sun Hae Lee-Robin, Claudia Wild, Mireia Espallargues, Julia Chamova, European network for Health Technology Assessment (EUnetHTA)

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OBJECTIVES: The European network on Health Technology Assessment (EUnetHTA) aimed to produce tangible and practical results to be used in the various phases of health technology assessment and to establish a framework and processes to support this. This article presents the background, objectives, and organization of EUnetHTA, which involved a total of sixty-four partner organizations. METHODS: Establishing an effective and sustainable structure for a transnational network involved many managerial, policy, and methodological tools, according to the objective of each task or Work Package. Transparency in organization, financial transactions, and decision making was a key principle in the management of the Project as was the commitment to appropriately involve stakeholders. RESULTS: EUnetHTA activities resulted in a clear management and governance structure, efficient partnership, and transnational cooperation. The Project developed a model for sustainable continuation of the EUnetHTA Collaboration. CONCLUSIONS: The EUnetHTA Project achieved its goals by producing a suite of practical tools, a strong network, and plans for continuing the work in a sustainable EUnetHTA Collaboration that facilitates and promotes the use of HTA at national and regional levels. Responsiveness to political developments in Europe should be balanced with maintaining a high level of ambition to promote independent, evidence-based information and well-tested tools for best practice based on a strong network of HTA institutions.

Original language	English
Journal	International Journal of Technology Assessment in Health Care
Volume	25 Suppl 2
Pages (from-to)	107-16
Number of pages	9
ISSN	0266-4623
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1017/S0266462309990754
Publication status	Published - 2009

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Kristensen, F. B., Mäkelä, M., Neikter, S. A., Rehnqvist, N., Håheim, L. L., Mørland, B., Milne, R., Nielsen, C. P., Busse, R., Lee-Robin, S. H., Wild, C., Espallargues, M., Chamova, J., & European network for Health Technology Assessment (EUnetHTA) (2009). European network for health technology assessment, EUnetHTA: planning, development, and implementation of a sustainable European network for health technology assessment. International Journal of Technology Assessment in Health Care, 25 Suppl 2, 107-16. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0266462309990754

European network for health technology assessment, EUnetHTA: planning, development, and implementation of a sustainable European network for health technology assessment. / Kristensen, Finn Børlum; Mäkelä, Marjukka; Neikter, Susanna Allgurin et al.

In: International Journal of Technology Assessment in Health Care, Vol. 25 Suppl 2, 2009, p. 107-16.

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Kristensen, FB, Mäkelä, M, Neikter, SA, Rehnqvist, N, Håheim, LL, Mørland, B, Milne, R, Nielsen, CP, Busse, R, Lee-Robin, SH, Wild, C, Espallargues, M, Chamova, J & European network for Health Technology Assessment (EUnetHTA) 2009, 'European network for health technology assessment, EUnetHTA: planning, development, and implementation of a sustainable European network for health technology assessment', International Journal of Technology Assessment in Health Care, vol. 25 Suppl 2, pp. 107-16. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0266462309990754

Kristensen FB, Mäkelä M, Neikter SA, Rehnqvist N, Håheim LL, Mørland B et al. European network for health technology assessment, EUnetHTA: planning, development, and implementation of a sustainable European network for health technology assessment. International Journal of Technology Assessment in Health Care. 2009;25 Suppl 2:107-16. doi: 10.1017/S0266462309990754

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