Possibilities of Implementing Hospital-Based Health Technology Assessment (HB-HTA) at the Level of Voivodeship Offices in Poland

Maciej Furman (), Małgorzata Gałązka-Sobotka, Damian Marciniak and Iwona Kowalska-Bobko
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Maciej Furman: Department of Health Policy and Management, Faculty of Health Sciences, Institute of Public Health, Jagiellonian University Medical College, 31-066 Cracow, Poland
Małgorzata Gałązka-Sobotka: Institute of Healthcare Management, Lazarski University, 02-662 Warsaw, Poland
Damian Marciniak: Institute of Healthcare Management, Lazarski University, 02-662 Warsaw, Poland
Iwona Kowalska-Bobko: Department of Health Policy and Management, Faculty of Health Sciences, Institute of Public Health, Jagiellonian University Medical College, 31-066 Cracow, Poland

IJERPH, 2022, vol. 19, issue 18, 1-15

Abstract: The Health Technology Assessment is based on the evaluation of the characteristics and effects of health technologies to properly spend resources in healthcare. For the needs of hospitals, a special HTA department, Hospital-Based Health Technology Assessment (HB-HTA), has been established. The objective of the article is to assess the possibility of implementing a functional model with the coordinating role of Health Departments of the Voivodeship Offices with the support of the National Health Fund and the HTA Agency in Poland. Ten semi-structured interviews were conducted with representatives from eight Voivodeship Offices. The interviews consisted of nine questions related to the possibility of introducing a functional model with the participation of the Voivodeship Office. The material was divided into seven codes relating to the questions included in the topic guide. From the perspective of Voivodeship Offices, HB-HTA could contribute to the improvement of the methodology used in the Evaluation Instrument of Investment Motions in Health. The lack of personnel in the Voivodeship Offices was identified as one of the greatest barriers to the implementation of HB-HTA. These public administration units should not be involved in the hospital health technology assessment process.

Keywords: medical technology; HB-HTA; Voivodeship Office; semi-structured interviews (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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