AWARENESS SURVEY ON HEALTH TECHNOLOGY ASSESSMENT PROCESSES
Journal Title: Българско списание за обществено здраве (Bulgarian Journal of Public Health) - Year 2018, Vol 0, Issue 2
Abstract
Introduction: Health technology assessment (HTA) is a science-based methodology which provides support for decision-making, using evidence about pricing and reimbursement of health technologies and drug therapies. The purpose of HTA is to identify health programs, goods and services which offer the greatest value per unit of expenditure, as well as for politicians to make informed decisions about their application in real world. Aim: To evaluate the awareness of the public and the professionals about HTA in Bulgaria. Material and Methods: An Internet-based survey (SurveyMonkey) of thirteen questions was sent to 300 recipients. The study period was 1 month - from 14.07 to 14.08.2017. The results are processed with Excel and they are presented as descriptive statistics. Results: The respondents, who provided answers, are a total of 209. They cover different stakeholders - politicians, media, industry (pharmaceutical), patients, physicians and HTA experts. 19.62% of them responded that they were not familiar with what HTA was. More than 32% of respondents do not know that HTA is run in Bulgaria. 53 respondents (25.36%) do not know the role of HTA in healthcare, drug policy and decisionmaking for access to new technologies. The proportion of respondents who indicated that they did not know where to find information about HTA (33%) was too high. Over 40% of respondents do not know where HTA reports are published. The percentage of respondents who consider that HTA does not serve the public interest (17.82%) is also relatively high. Conclusion: This study is the first in Bulgaria to explore the awareness of the public and professionals about HTA. We may conclude that the Bulgarian public is still not quite aware of the HTA process. Extensive initiatives are needed, to ensure access to information, as well as further training.
Authors and Affiliations
Petko Salchev, Slaveiko Djambazov, Anelia Nikolova, Evgeny Mekov
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