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Implementing a sandbox approach in health technology assessment: benefits and recommendations

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العنوان: Implementing a sandbox approach in health technology assessment: benefits and recommendations
المؤلفون: Elvidge, Jamie, Crabb, Nick, Delnoij, Diana, Knies, Saskia, Lundin, Douglas, Houÿez, François, Röning, Juha, Wang, Junfeng, Jiu, Li, Bennett, Alastair, Zhang, Yingying, Dawoud, Dalia
المساهمون: H2020 Health
المصدر: International Journal of Technology Assessment in Health Care ; volume 40, issue 1 ; ISSN 0266-4623 1471-6348
بيانات النشر: Cambridge University Press (CUP)
سنة النشر: 2024
الوصف: Objectives The sandbox approach, developed in the financial technologies sector, creates an environment to collaboratively develop and test innovative new products, methods and regulatory approaches, separated from business as usual. It has been used in health care to encourage innovation in response to emerging challenges, but, until recently, has not been used in health technology assessment (HTA). This article summarizes our learnings from using the sandbox approach to address three challenges facing HTA organizations and to identify implications for the use of this approach in HTA. Methods We identified three challenging contemporary HTA-related topics to explore in a sandbox environment, away from the pressures and interests of “live” assessments. We convened a pool of 120 stakeholders and experts to participate in various sandbox activities and ultimately co-develop solutions to help HTA organizations respond to the identified challenges. Results Important general learnings about the potential benefits and implementation of a sandbox approach in HTA were identified. Consequently, we developed recommendations to guide its use, including how to implement an HTA sandbox in an effective way and the types of challenges for which it may be best suited. Conclusions For many HTA organizations, it is difficult to carefully consider emerging challenges and innovate their processes due to risks associated with decision errors and resource limitations. The sandbox approach could reduce these barriers. The potential benefits of addressing HTA challenges in a collaborative “safe space” are considerable.
نوع الوثيقة: article in journal/newspaper
اللغة: English
DOI: 10.1017/s0266462324000412
الاتاحة: http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0266462324000412
https://www.cambridge.org/core/services/aop-cambridge-core/content/view/S0266462324000412
Rights: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0
رقم الانضمام: edsbas.436A7550
قاعدة البيانات: BASE
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DOI:10.1017/s0266462324000412