Hospital-Based Health Technology Assessment: analisi della letteratura internazionale (2008-2019)

The process of health technology assessment has been a priority for health policies for several years. Nevertheless, a number of issues have not been disentangled yet, in particular with regard to its application at hospital level. This work attempts to shed light on Hospital-Based HTA through a systematic analysis of the academic literature. By doing this, our work allows to identify: i) the objectives pursued by HB-HTA; ii) the approaches adopted when performing HB-HTA, including the technologies assessed, the stakeholders involved and the aspects included in the evaluation. A managerial perspective could help decision-makers at selecting technological innovations that are not only effective in a clinical perspective, but also viable in economic and organizational terms for healthcare organizations. Moreover, it may support the achievement of strategic objec- tives and sustainable development in the long term.