ArticleInternational journal of technology assessment in health care2025
Defining early health technology assessment: building consensus using Delphi technique.
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Abstract
Although early health technology assessment (HTA) is increasingly being used to guide and inform decisions on product development, a consensus definition is currently lacking. A working group under the HTA International Society was established to develop a consensus-based definition of early HTA. The working group developed a definition using an iterative process that comprised five stages of work and included a two-round Delphi survey with 133 respondents in the first and 99 respondents in the second round of the survey, with various backgrounds and levels of expertise. Following this process, the working group reached the first consensus-based definition of early HTA, which is an HTA conducted to inform decisions about subsequent development, research, and/or investment by explicitly evaluating the potential value of a conceptual or actual health technology. In total, 86 (87 percent) of the 99 panelists who participated in the second round of the Delphi survey either strongly agreed or agreed with this definition. This consensus definition represents an important milestone in early HTA. It will enhance the uniformity of terminology, increasing the visibility of research and policy in this field. We also hope that it will act as a catalyst sparkling further research and developments in this discipline.
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