HTA IN INDIA: OVERVIEW AND UPDATE

Health Technology Assessment (HTA) is a multidisciplinary field of policy analysis, studying the medical, economic, social and ethical implications of development, diffusion and use of health technology (INAHTA 2009). It is a tool for assessing and comparing various health technologies using the same unit of cost. HTA helps in informing the policymakers for making evidence-based policies. There are different reasons for conducting health technology assessments such as qualifying the product in terms of its applicability in common public, designing mechanism for healthcare reimbursement, finding a pathway to integrate health technology in the current health system or acquiring health technology for a hospital.