{"id":11191,"date":"2025-02-06T12:00:46","date_gmt":"2025-02-06T11:00:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.aglatech14.com\/health-technology-assessment-hta-in-italy\/"},"modified":"2025-04-05T09:45:49","modified_gmt":"2025-04-05T09:45:49","slug":"health-technology-assessment-hta-in-italy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.aglatech14.com\/en\/health-technology-assessment-hta-in-italy\/","title":{"rendered":"Health Technology Assessment (HTA) in Italy"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Health Technology Assessment (HTA)<\/strong> in Italy is a multidisciplinary process that synthesizes information on clinical, economic, social, and ethical aspects related to the use of a health technology in a systematic, transparent, unbiased, and robust way. The goal of HTA is to support the definition of <strong>safe, effective, and patient-centred health policies<\/strong>, ensuring maximum value for the healthcare system.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>Governance Structure: HTA Steering Committee and the Role of AGENAS<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>With the launch of the <strong>national HTA plan<\/strong>, a new governance structure has been established in Italy, as outlined by <em>Alessandra Lo Scalzo, Director of UOC HTA at Agenas<\/em>, during her speech at the <em>AboutMedicalDevices<\/em> conference. The new structure consists of:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>HTA Steering Committee<\/strong>: A decision-making body that determines which technologies to assess at the national and regional levels.<\/li>\n<li><strong>AGENAS (National Agency for Regional Healthcare Services)<\/strong>: Designated as the technical-scientific body for technology evaluation.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Stakeholders, regions, and collaborative centres<\/strong>: Entities involved in the process of evaluating and implementing health technologies.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Currently, the Steering Committee is defining priorities based on a list of technologies already available on the <strong>AGENAS portal<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>Training and Promoting HTA Culture<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>One of the key elements of the national plan is the dissemination of HTA culture through a comprehensive training program:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Basic Training Plan<\/strong>:\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Three-day<\/strong> courses organized in collaboration with regions.<\/li>\n<li>Involvement of personnel in strategic roles related to purchases in <strong>local health authorities<\/strong> (ASLs) and <strong>hospitals<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li>Objective: provide the necessary skills to implement HTA in decision-making processes.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Advanced Training<\/strong>:\n<ul>\n<li>Specific funding allocated for advanced courses targeting industry professionals.<\/li>\n<li>Establishment of a network of <strong>20 high-level collaborative training centres<\/strong> to support AGENAS in technology evaluations.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><strong>Prospects and Impact of Health Technology Assessment in Italy<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>The national HTA plan marks a significant step forward toward a healthcare system where the <strong>adoption of new health technologies is based on solid and transparent evaluations<\/strong>. The structured governance, stakeholder involvement, and investment in widespread training are essential elements to ensure the program&#8217;s effectiveness.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><em>Aglatech14 ContenTalkers<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Laura Legnani &#8211; Marketing Services Manager<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Health Technology Assessment (HTA) in Italy is a multidisciplinary process that synthesizes information on clinical, economic, social, and ethical aspects related to the use of a health technology in a systematic, transparent, unbiased, and robust way. 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