Using health technology assessment for informing coverage decisions in Thailand. Mohara, A., Youngkong, S., Velasco, R. P., Werayingyong, P., Pachanee, K., Prakongsai, P., … & Teerawattananon, Y. (2012). Using health technology assessment for informing coverage decisions in Thailand. Full

HITAP team facilitated a two and a half day workshop in Kathmandu, Nepal on March 30 – April 1, 2015 at the request of the Nepalese Ministry of Health and Population (MoHP). The goal of the workshop was to explore the potential application of health and technology assessment (HTA) to evaluate and in

In the fiscal year of 2014, the National Health Security Office (NHSO) started to disburse its budget based on the Quality and Outcomes Framework (QOF). The QOF is a budget allocation mechanism that incentivizes hospitals to provide quality primary care and achieve results based on the defined indic

Using Economic Evaluation in Policy Decision-Making in Asian Countries: Mission Impossible or Mission Probable? Jomkwan Yothasamut1 Sripen Tantivess1,2 Yot Teerawattananon1,2 1Health Intervention and Technology Assessment Program (HITAP), Ministry of Public Health, Nonthaburi,Thailand 2Health I

Objectives Based on a real-world collaboration with innovators in applying early health economic modeling, we aimed to offer practical steps that health technology assessment (HTA) researchers and innovators can follow and promote the usage of early HTA among research and development (R&D) comm

The scientific information to support the causal relationship between input/output and outcome/impact of HIV prevention is inadequate and fragmented. A properly conducted economic evaluation could present reasoned and justifiable arguments as to why more or fewer resources should be directed towards particular HIV prevention interventions. However,

Introduction Genetic disorders in children contribute to acute hospitalizations and mortality. Early diagnosis is critical for better outcomes but difficult to achieve due to atypical presentations for thousands of potential genetic diseases. Next-generation sequencing (NGS) is a precision

Roongnapa Khampang1,2, Sawitri Assanangkornchai2, Linda B Cottler3. 1Epidemiology Unit, Faculty of Medicine, Prince of Songkhla University, Hatyai, Thailand, 2Health Intervention and Technology Assessment Programme, Department of Health, Ministry of Public Health, Nonthaburi, Thailand, 3College

Open data is widely recognized as valuable, especially during the COVID-19 pandemic, highlighting the need for up-to-date information systems, leading all sectors to acknowledge its significance in enhancing efficiency, fairness, and societal development. These open data movements observed during

Digital health is an umbrella term that includes all healthcare services that are provided by ICT. From one’s personal wearable devices to the use of big data and AI in healthcare come under digital health’ Under the umbrella of digital health technology, various sub-groups such as electronic