Experiential Learning enables educators, trainers, coaches and facilitators to unleash some
of the more potent ingredients of learning through experience. It presents a simple model …

Health technology assessment (HTA) is consolidated as a scientific and technological
practice. The aim of this study is to identify HTA organizations from different settings and …

Background The multicriteria decision method (MCDM) aims to find conflicts among
alternatives by comparing and evaluating them according to various criteria to reach the best …

Background The sustainability of healthcare systems worldwide is threatened by a growing
demand for services and expensive innovative technologies. Decision makers struggle in …

This book provides a detailed review of the role of health technology assessment (HTA) in
the European Union. It examines both method and process in the prioritization and financing …

The Analytic Hierarchy Process (AHP) is a methodology, based on both mathematical and
psychological approaches, exploited to analyze and solve complex problems, in order to …

Background. Health care decision making is complex and requires efficient and explicit
processes to ensure transparency and consistency of factors considered. Objectives. To pilot …

Objectives: The complexity of health technology assessment (HTA) has increased, in part
because of its evolution through three distinct phases: the machine, the clinical outcomes …

Health technology assessments (HTAs) are often difficult to conduct because of the decisive
procedures of the HTA algorithm, which are often complex and not easy to apply. Thus, their …

This chapter will explore the history of health technology assessment (HTA) and how it has
evolved in terms of processes and methods, highlighting elements relevant to patient …