Health technology assessment agencies: An international overview of organizational aspects

The aim of the study is to make an international comparison of Health Technology Assessment (HTA) Agencies, to show their similarities and differences.An e-mail questionnaire was sent to thirty HTA agencies internationally. Questions related to the structure of the agency, the relationship with health-related institutions, the prescriptiveness of the decisions taken, the main core and the modalities to spread the assessment, and the type of...