不同国家卫生技术评估应用现状及对“健康中国”建设启示

Implications of health technology assessment practice in eight countries for Healthy China Initiative

卫生技术评估是一门提供研究证据,改善卫生与决策的应用性学科。随着新技术不断涌现、疾病防治及卫生服务需求不断增加,"健康中国"建设对卫生技术评估的需求日益增长。本文介绍了澳、加、德、法、西、英、泰、韩八国的卫生技术评估应用形式及其主要特点,并在我国卫生技术评估发展的挑战与机遇背景下,探讨了卫生技术评估的国际经验对我国的指导借鉴,及其作为价值评估工具对"健康中国"建设的现实意义。

Health technology assessment(HTA)is an applied discipline that provides research evidences to improve health and decision-making.With the emergence of new technologies and the growing health-care demand in disease prevention and control,the need for HTA becomes crucial in the implementation of Healthy China Initiative.The study presented a brief introduction on application of HTA and its main characteristics in eight countries including Australia,Canada,Germany,France,Spain,United Kingdom,Thailand,and South Korea.The implications of HTA practices in the eight countries for Healthy China Initiative and the significance of HTA application in China were also discussed.