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. 2022 Dec 6;11(11):2525-2532.
doi: 10.34172/ijhpm.2021.180. Epub 2021 Dec 29.

Developing a How-to-Guide for Health Technology Reassessment: "The HTR Playbook"

Lesley J J Soril  1   2 , Adam G Elshaug  3   4 , Rosmin Esmail  1   5 , Kalipso Chalkidou  6   7 , Mohamed Gad  6   7 , Fiona M Clement  1   2
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Developing a How-to-Guide for Health Technology Reassessment: "The HTR Playbook"

Lesley J J Soril et al. Int J Health Policy Manag. .

Abstract

Background: To develop a knowledge translation (KT) tool that will provide guidance to stakeholders actively planning or considering implementation of a health technology reassessment (HTR) initiative.

Methods: The KT tool is an international and collaborative endeavour between HTR researchers in Canada, Australia, and the United Kingdom. Evidence from a meta-review of documented international HTR experiences and approaches provided the conceptual framing for the KT tool. The purpose, audience, format, and overall scope and content of the tool were established through iterative discussions and consensus. An initial version of the KT tool was beta-tested with an international community of relevant stakeholders (i.e., potential users) at the Health Technology Assessment International 2018 annual meeting.

Results: An open access workbook, referred to as the HTR playbook, was developed. As a KT tool, the HTR playbook is intended to simplify the complex HTR planning process by navigating users step-by-step through 6 strategic domains: characteristics of the candidate health technology (The Stats and Projections), stakeholders to engage (The Team), potential facilitators and/or barriers within the policy context (The Playing Field), strategic use of different levers and tools (The Offensive Plays), unintended consequences (The Defensive Plays), and metrics and methods for monitoring and evaluation (Winning the Game).

Conclusion: The HTR playbook is intended to enhance a user's ability to successfully complete a HTR by helping them systematically consider the different elements and approaches to achieve the right care for the patient population in question.

Keywords: De-Implementation; Disinvestment; Health Services Misuse; Health Technology Reassessment; Low Value Care; Medical Overuse.

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Conflict of interest statement

Authors declare that they have no competing interests.

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