Valutare l’impatto dell’HTA come strumento di governo dell’innovazione tecnologica: modelli teorici e studi empirici

In this article we present the results of a literature review aimed at investigating critical issues and major challenges while evaluating HTA’s impact. Our search in Embase identified ten studies, classified as theoretical or empirical, that we analyzed in detail synthetizing the most important elements. HTA’s impact may be influenced by a variety of factors that should be considered when seeking appropriate methods for impact assessment. HTA’s impact evaluation may represent the trigger for future HTA diffusion and dissemination and for the implementation of its outputs and recommendations.