Providing information on emerging health technologies to provincial decision makers: a pilot project

Hailey, David; Topfer, Leigh Ann; Wills, Fiona

doi:10.1016/s0168-8510(01)00154-3

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“…In the nineties, it was increasingly recognized that being proactive, by identifying technologies before they were licensed or launched and by producing timely assessments of these technologies, would be advantageous. In general, early notice allows decision makers time to consider possible approaches to handling a new technology within a health care system [ 8 ]. To rationalize and manage this process of early notice, Banta and Gelijns [ 9 ] stated that a systematic approach is needed to identify emerging and new technologies, to select those that are important, to assess the consequences, and finally to disseminate this information to decision makers.…”

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Use of the Internet in Scanning the Horizon for New and Emerging Health Technologies: A Survey of Agencies Involved in Horizon Scanning

Douw¹,

Vondeling²,

Eskildsen³

et al. 2003

J Med Internet Res

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BackgroundA number of countries worldwide have structured horizon scanning systems which provide timely information on the impact of new health technologies to decision makers in health care. In general, the agencies that are responsible for horizon scanning have limited resources in terms of budget and staff. In contrast, the number of new and emerging health technologies, i.e. pharmaceuticals, medical devices, and medical and surgical procedures, is growing rapidly. This requires the Horizon Scanning Systems (HSSs) to devise efficient procedures for identification of new health technologies. The role of the Internet for this purpose has as yet not been documented.ObjectiveTo describe and analyse how the Internet is used by horizon scanning systems to systematically identify new health technologies.MethodsA questionnaire was developed and distributed among 10 agencies known to work within this specific area. The questionnaire specifically focussed on type of sites scanned, frequency of scanning, and importance of a site for the identification of a new health technology.ResultsA 100% response rate was obtained. Seven out of 10 agencies used the Internet to systematically identify new health technologies, of which 6 provided complete information. A total of 110 web sites were scanned by these 6 agencies. The number of sites scanned per agency ranged from 11 to 27. Most sites were scanned weekly (41%) or monthly (33%). Thirty-one percent (31%) of the total number of sites was considered as highly important. The agencies spent at least 2 hours a week and at most 8 hours per week scanning the Internet. Although each agency's remit differed somewhat in scope, on average the same types of sites were scanned. These include sites from regulatory agencies, sites with information on new drugs or new devices, and sites with news from newswires. However, within these types there was not much correlation between the individual sites that agencies judged important to scan.ConclusionsThe use of the Internet for identifying new health technologies is increasing in the majority of horizon scanning systems around the world. At the same time there is considerable variation between individual agencies in their approach to this source of information. This can only be partially explained by differences in scope of scanning activities of the individual agencies. A coordinated effort to develop Internet search strategies for either different categories of health technologies or different clinical specialties may improve efficiency and quality of scanning in terms of the number of potentially relevant technologies identified.

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Use of the Internet in Scanning the Horizon for New and Emerging Health Technologies: A Survey of Agencies Involved in Horizon Scanning

Douw¹,

Vondeling²,

Eskildsen³

et al. 2003

J Med Internet Res

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“…During that time, AHFMR produced more than seventy one-page briefing papers on innovative health technologies that were shared with decision makers at the Ministry of Health and regional health authorities (3). In December 2000, the pilot program ended when the mandate to identify new and emerging technologies became a national one and was officially advanced by CADTH (at that time CCOHTA) (4).…”

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Scanning the Horizon in a Decentralized Healthcare System: The Canadian Experience

Morrison¹

2012

Int J Technol Assess Health Care

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Canada has a highly decentralized health care system with 13 provinces and territories delivering health care within their own respective jurisdictions. Decisions regarding which innovative health technologies to adopt are often driven by the unique health care priorities of each jurisdiction's population. To understand these needs, the Canadian Agency for Drugs and Technologies in Health's (CADTH's) Early Awareness Service has expanded its activities. In addition to proactively scanning the horizon for new and emerging health technologies, the Early Awareness Service also scans the horizon for national and jurisdictional health policy issues. This paper looks at CADTH's process for identifying and monitoring policy issues at a national and jurisdictional level. CADTH's Early Awareness Service delivers timely information on emerging health care concerns and technologies that may affect health care finances, facilities, operations, and patient care. The identification of important policy issues can help determine which new and emerging technologies will have the most significant impact on the health care system. The information that CADTH scans can also be used to help decision-makers prepare for potential developments and events that may have an impact on health care systems. By improving its capability to identify and share policy issues across and within jurisdictions, CADTH is better situated to provide information that can be used by policy-makers to help them plan and anticipate for the introduction of new technologies and future developments affecting the unique health care needs of their jurisdictions.

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“…However, this kind of evaluation is carried out only after the launch of new technologies, which prevents the implementation of management strategies. Thus, methods for identifying and timely assessing new technologies are necessary to help decision-makers plan their appropriate use and optimize resources [7,8].…”

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The Italian Horizon Scanning Project

Joppi

Dematte

Menti

et al. 2009

Eur J Clin Pharmacol

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Providing information on emerging health technologies to provincial decision makers: a pilot project

Cited by 11 publications

References 6 publications

Use of the Internet in Scanning the Horizon for New and Emerging Health Technologies: A Survey of Agencies Involved in Horizon Scanning

Use of the Internet in Scanning the Horizon for New and Emerging Health Technologies: A Survey of Agencies Involved in Horizon Scanning

Scanning the Horizon in a Decentralized Healthcare System: The Canadian Experience

The Italian Horizon Scanning Project

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