Health Technology and Assesment

Program Information

Health Technology Assessment (HTA) is a study to explore, assess and sum up the data & evidence to examine the consequences of adapting a health technology. It is a versatile procedure that prioritizes to contribute towards making relevant decisions for prevention, analysis, treatment, and therapy of a disease. The focus is to devise secure and efficient health policies which are built for patients to get the best benefits on adapting to health technology. This is possible only after an in-depth study of short term and long-term outcomes of using a health technology. The emphasis is laid on obtaining considerable statistics on medical, societal, economic and ethical issues in relevance to using a health technology.

Utmost care is taken that the study procedures have an orderly and unprejudiced approach. The European Union Network of Health Technology Assessment organizations defines health technology assessment as "A multidisciplinary process that summarizes information about the medical, social, economic and ethical issues related to the use of health technology in a systematic, transparent, unbiased, robust manner. Its aim is to inform the formulation of safe, effective health policies that are patient-focused and seek to achieve the best value.'

Our Institution focuses on both theoretical concepts and practical training with our core components of the program involving the study of Framing an economic evaluation study, Costing in economic evaluation study, Outcomes assessment & quality of life (QALY), Reporting and Synthesizing cost & effects. Our students are trained to be well modulated for apt decision-making using Health Economic principles. They are taught how to optimize the quality of the clinical evidence by giving solutions to most of the problems arising from using Health Technology. Studying HTA at our institution will give our students the foothold into the real-world Health Assessment understandings such as benefits out of certain treatments, conclusions on all evidence available and how evidence on the cost of drugs can be used in HTA.

Benefits Of Study

The study of Health Technology Assessments plays an important role in the both Government and non-government sectors to derive at evidence-based medicines, best value for drugs and economic evaluation for the masses. There is a huge demand for professionals in this field as it plays a very important role in clinical, patient care and medical operations across the globe. HTA professionals are well paid for and in fact, in some countries, the budget for external experts for HTA is the sum of salaries spent by more than one HTA agency. Personally, you will have job satisfaction in playing a crucial role in helping the Healthcare Departments to work more closely with consumers and communities. As a practitioner or even as a user of HTA, you will not just monitor changes in the field, but you will also have various opportunities to contribute to its developments.

Entry Requirements

● Healthcare Managers

● Consultants

● Medical doctors

● Graduates from universities and universities of applied sciences

Note: Participants need to have a 2.1 Honors' degree in a relevant quantitative subject, where a background in health or medicine is not required, But In exceptional circumstances: Experience in the field of health technology assessment with a relevant professional qualification will also be considered

Career And Trends

The manufacturers developing a market access strategy usually rely on HTA agencies, but now the trend has changed, and they are open to consult even individual professionals. Apart from this, the research and the lookout for development of an optimal HTA model is a continuous process which means job opportunities will not seize to flood the market.

The Required Skills Are Categorized as Follows:

Basic Skills- Operational medical terminology knowledge, basic desktop & Internet navigation skills and understanding of patient information flow in clinical settings.

Intermediate Skills- Knowledge of HIT, HIPAA, project management, data management, data mining/report creation, and data sharing, federally required standards, clinical care & patient care as well as problem-solving and critical thinking.

Advanced Skills- Ability to implement and manage HIT to support strategic plans, as well as to use data and analytics, expertise in database and system design to support organizational goals, skills related to management, financial decision-making & contract negotiation, knowledge on HIT software, proficiency in hardware engineering, development and system maintenance skills.