Evidence framework for the assessment of health technologies
- Is there agreement around the size of target population and estimates on the uptake of the technology?
- What are all direct costs of the technology and its implementation?
- What is the cost of the technology (purchasing, updating and maintenance)?
- What are the costs of staffing and training?
- What are the costs of the supportive IT infrastructure needed to implement the technology?
- What are all the direct costs associated with the comparator (current practice)?
- What are the relevant indirect costs associated with the technology and the comparator, reference test or current practice?
- Is there an exploration of the uncertainty of the estimate obtained from the budget impact analysis by varying the assumptions used, to investigate how these variations impact the analysis?
Domain 4: capturing the cost and value for money of the technology
What do we need to see?
- A budget impact analysis.
- An economic evaluation.
Open the accordions sections to see descriptions of the domain elements.
A cost effectiveness analysis. For example:
- a cost-utility analysis
- a cost-consequence analysis, and
- an exploration of the uncertainty of the obtained estimate by using sensitivity and scenario analyses.
