Health technology assessment in Finland
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Health technology assessment in Finland. / Mäkelä, Marjukka; Roine, Risto P.
In: International Journal of Technology Assessment in Health Care, Vol. 25, No. Suppl1, 2010, p. 102-7.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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T1 - Health technology assessment in Finland
AU - Mäkelä, Marjukka
AU - Roine, Risto P
N1 - Paper id:: 19500439
PY - 2010
Y1 - 2010
N2 - Since the 1990s, health policy makers in Finland have been supportive of evidence-based medicine and approaches to implement its results. The Finnish Office for Health Technology Assessment (Finohta) has grown from a small start in 1995 to a medium-sized health technology assessment (HTA) agency, with special responsibility in providing assessments to underpin national policies in screening. External evaluations enhanced the rapid growth. In the Finnish environment, decision making on health technologies is extremely decentralized, so Finohta has developed some practical tools for implementing HTA findings. The Managed Uptake of Medical Methods program links the hospital districts to agree on introduction of technologies. The Ohtanen database provides Finnish-language summaries of major assessments made in other countries.
AB - Since the 1990s, health policy makers in Finland have been supportive of evidence-based medicine and approaches to implement its results. The Finnish Office for Health Technology Assessment (Finohta) has grown from a small start in 1995 to a medium-sized health technology assessment (HTA) agency, with special responsibility in providing assessments to underpin national policies in screening. External evaluations enhanced the rapid growth. In the Finnish environment, decision making on health technologies is extremely decentralized, so Finohta has developed some practical tools for implementing HTA findings. The Managed Uptake of Medical Methods program links the hospital districts to agree on introduction of technologies. The Ohtanen database provides Finnish-language summaries of major assessments made in other countries.
M3 - Journal article
VL - 25
SP - 102
EP - 107
JO - International Journal of Technology Assessment in Health Care
JF - International Journal of Technology Assessment in Health Care
SN - 0266-4623
IS - Suppl1
ER -
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