The Need to Implement Health Technology Assessment in Polish Hospitals—A Survey of 50 Hospital Managers

Michał M. Farkowski, Krzysztof Lach, Malwina Pietrzyk, Ewelina Baryla-Zapala, Małgorzata Gałązka-Sobotka, Iwona Kowalska-Bobko, Cezary Kępka and Tomasz Hryniewiecki
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Michał M. Farkowski: II Department of Heart Arrhythmia, National Institute of Cardiology, Alpejska 42, 04-628 Warsaw, Poland
Krzysztof Lach: Maple Health Group, 31-272 Cracow, Poland
Malwina Pietrzyk: ASM Research Solutions Strategy, 99-300 Kutno, Poland
Ewelina Baryla-Zapala: ASM Research Solutions Strategy, 99-300 Kutno, Poland
Małgorzata Gałązka-Sobotka: Institute of Healthcare Management, Lazarski University, 02-662 Warsaw, Poland
Iwona Kowalska-Bobko: Institute of Public Health, Faculty of Health Science, Jagiellonian University Medical College, 31-008 Cracow, Poland
Cezary Kępka: Department of Interventional Cardiology and Angiology, National Institute of Cardiology, 04-628 Warsaw, Poland
Tomasz Hryniewiecki: Department of Valvular Cardiac Defects, National Institute of Cardiology, 04-628 Warsaw, Poland

IJERPH, 2022, vol. 19, issue 14, 1-10

Abstract: Hospital-based health technology assessment (HB-HTA) is a scientific approach to inform decisions on investments in health technologies across multiple medical specialties at a hospital level. HB-HTA is not currently practiced in Poland. This study aimed to assess the need for HTA in Polish hospitals, including perceived benefits and challenges of adoption of HB-HTA in Poland, expected demand for training in HB-HTA, and perception of incentives to foster HB-HTA adoption. Study data were gathered using the computer-assisted telephone interview (CATI) technique. Between June and August 2021, 50 interviews were conducted: 52% of respondents had over 10 years of experience, and 40% comprised the highest degree reference hospitals. A high or moderate need for HB-HTA was reported by 86% of managers. The ability to indicate valuable and affordable medical technologies was the main reported benefit of HB-HTA (90%). The main obstacle to the adoption of HB-HTA was the shortage of competent staff (84%). The most important incentives to adopt HB-HTA were free training and premium financing from the National Health Fund. There is a clear need for HB-HTA in Polish hospitals despite some important obstacles.

Keywords: health technology assessment; hospital; innovation; hospital management (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I I1 I3 Q Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
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