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Technology Assessment:
An Effective Resource for Evidence-Based Managers
VA's Technology Assessment Program (VATAP) is
a national program within the Office of Patient Care Services
dedicated to advancing evidence-based decision making in VA. More...
- VATAP helps senior VA policymakers to
determine "what works" in health care by carrying out systematic
reviews of the medical literature on health care technologies.
- VATAP evaluations encompass devices, drugs,
procedures, and organizational and supportive systems used
in health care.
- VATAP reports can be helpful in:
- appropriateness criteria
- benefit design or modification
- case management
- equipment acquisition
- quality management
- risk management
- utilization management
Technology as it is used in health care is defined
as applied knowledge, in other words: any intervention used
in health promotion, prevention and rehabilitation. "Technologies"
may include vaccines, pharmaceuticals, devices, procedures,
and the organizational and support systems within which health
is protected and maintained.
Technology assessment in health care (HTA) is
a multidisciplinary field of policy analysis that uses the best
available scientific evidence on the medical, social, ethical,
and economic implications of interventions used in health care.
The HTA process helps identify best practices in health care,
thereby enhancing safety, quality and cost savings.
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VA does not endorse and is not responsible for content on these sites.
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