• Cochrane Library
  Search for both systematic reviews and health technology assessments.



• CRD's Health Technology Assessment (HTA) Database (Centre for Reviews and Dissemination, York) (Free)
  Produced in association with the International Network of Agencies for Health Technology Assessment (INAHTA). Indexes the heatlh technology assessments produced by INAHTA members. Also included in the Cochrane Library



• ECRI's Health Technology Assessment Information Service Note: Login required.
  Searches across a wide variety of sources and databases created by ECRI. By subscription See ECRI homepage for information



• National Information Center on Health Services Research and Health Care Technology (NICHSR)
  Several databases offer information on health services research and technology assessment and other resources for HTA.




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• HTA Checklist (INAHTA) (PDF format)
  The checklist is intended as a guide both for those who use HTA reports as a source of information and for those who prepare such documents.



• Working Group 4 Report. "Best practice in undertaking and reporting health technology assessments." International Journal of Technology Assessment in Health Care, 18:2 (2002), 361-422.

Canadian HTA Sites

• Agence d'évaluation des technologies et des modes d'intervention en santé (AETMIS) *
  Quebec's provincial HTA agency. AETMIS reports are usually first published in French, and later translated into English



• British Columbia Centre for Health Services and Policy Research
  British Columbia's provincial HTA agency was closed in 2002, but their assessment reports are still available on the Centre for Health Services and Policy Research website



• Canadian Agency for Drugs and Technologies in Health (CADTH) *
  Canada's national HTA agency publishes their assessments in both English and French, in print and on their website



• Centre for Health Services and Policy Research (CHSPR) (UBC)
  Research into international best practices in pharmaceutical policy.



• Institute for Clinical and Evaluative Sciences in Ontario (ICES)
  Ontario's health services and utilization research agency



• Institute for Work and Health (IWH)
  A not-for-profit organization that publishes systematic reviews related to workplace injury prevention and treatments, such as for back pain



• Institute of Health Economics (IHE)
  Mission is to deliver outstanding health economics, health outcomes and health policy research and related services..
  Health Technology Assessment on the Net. 10th ed.



• McGill - Technology Assessment Unit of the McGill University Health Centre(MUHC)
  Established in 2001 to advise the MUHC hospitals on HTA issues



• Ontario. Medical Advisory Secretariat *
  The Ontario government unit that evaluates health technologies



• Therapeutics Initiative
  Evidence-based drug assessments from the British Columbia Therapeutics Initiative

• Canadian Standards Organization Health Technology Care



• Drug Product Database (Therapeutic Products Directorate)
  Prior to the sale of drug products in Canada, Health Canada reviews them to assess their safety, efficacy and quality.



• Medical Devices (Health Canada Drugs and Health Products)



• Medical Devices Licence Search (MDALL)



• Notice of Compliance with conditions (NOC/c)
  Issued when it has met Health Canada's regulatory requirements for the safety, efficacy and quality of a product.



• Special Access to Drugs and Health Products - Health Canada
  Allows doctors to gain access to non-marketed drugs and medical devices that have not yet been approved for sale in Canada.



• Patent Register (Therapeutics Product Directorate, Health Canada)
  an alphabetical listing of medicines and the associated patents, patent expiry dates and other related information established in accordance with the Patented Medicines (Notice of Compliance) Regulations.

United Kingdom HTA Sites

• Health Evidence Bulletins. Wales
  Assessments of health care interventions and a useful project methodology guide for health technology assessment



• National Coordinating Centre for Health Technology Assessment (NCCHTA) *
  The UK national office for HTA website has a useful database of published and in progress research and the full text of their assessment reports



• National Horizon Scanning Centre *
  Emerging health technology assessment briefs (look under the section titled Outputs to find these publications



• National Institute for Clinical Excellence (NICE)
  Prepares guidance and technology appraisal reports, and patient information for the UK NHS



• National Prescribing Centre
  See in particular their MeReC publications aim to provide concise, evidence-based information about medicines and prescribing-related issues.



• NHS National Electronic Library for Health
  See in particular their "health management briefings".



• NHS Quality Improvement Scotland (NHS QIS) *
  Established as a Special Health Board by the Scottish Executive in 2003, in order to act as the lead organisation in improving the quality of healthcare delivered by NHSScotland.

• Centre for Evidence-Based Purchasing, NHS
  underpin purchasing decisions by providing objective evidence to support the uptake of useful, safe, innovative products and related procedures in health and social care.



• Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency
  An agency of the Dept. of Health.

United States HTA Sites

• Aetna Inc.
  Bulletins to inform coverage decisions on medical technologies, procedures and pharmaceuticals



• Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) *
  US federal government technology assessments and research on healthcare outcomes, quality, costs, utilization and access



• Association for the Advancement of Medical Instrumentation (AAMI)
  Issues standards for some types of medical equipment. Publishes a journal, Biomedical Instrumentation & Technology - By subscr., but selected articles free



• Blue Cross and Blue Shield (BCBS) Association. Technology Evaluation Center (TEC)
  Assessment reports and information on assessments currently underway



• California Health Benefits Review Program (CHBRP)
  Assessments of medical technologies in relation to health insurance legislation and coverage in the state of California



• Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services *
  A Federal agency within the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.



• ECRI
  An independent non-profit health technology assessment agency. ECRI assessments can be accessed with a subscription or purchased individually.



• Hayes Inc.
  A company that specializes in HTA. Sample reports and a directory of Hayes. Assessments are available free of charge, other publications are available to subscribers or can be purchased individually.



• HSTAT Health Services/Technology Assessment Texts
  Searches for guidelines, technology assessments, and evidence-based medicine reports.



• Medical Techology and Practice Patterns Institute (MTPPI)
  A nonprofit organization established in 1986 to conduct research on the clinical, economic, and social implications of new and emerging health care technologies.



• National Information Center on Health Services Research and Health Care Technology (NICHSR)
  Established in 1993 to improve the collection, storage, analysis, retrieval, and dissemination of information on health services research, clinical practice guidelines, and on health care technology, including the assessment of such technology



• VA Technology Assessment Program VATAP *
  A national program within the within the Office of Patient Care Services dedicated to advancing evidence-based decision making in Veterans Affairs.

• Food and Drug Administration
  Information on drugs and medical devices for sale in the U.S.



• Center for Drug Evaluation and Research
  Assures the safety and efficacy of drugs sold in the U.S.



• Center for Devices and Radiologic Health
  Includes medical device reporting and medical device tracking information.



• CRISP Database (Now called RePORTER)
  A searchable database of federally funded biomedical research projects conducted at universities, hospitals, and other research institutions.

International HTA Sites

• International Network of Agencies for Health Technology Assessment (INAHTA)
  INAHTA members include the main publicly funded HTA agencies worldwide. The site includes links to the member agencies (39 HTA agencies are currently members)



• Health Technology Assessment. International (HTAi)
  Formerly the International Society for Technology Assessment in Health Care (ISTAHC); HTAi is the new association for individuals and agencies involved in health technology assessment. HTAi hosts the Vortal of HTA websites



• Australian Efficacy Register of New Interventional Procedures. Surgical (ASERNIPS) *
  Assessments of surgical procedures and a "horizon scanning" (NET-S) database which tracks and assesses new and emerging surgical procedures



• Austrian Institute of Technology Assessment
  Performs inter-disciplinary scientific research at the interface of technology and society. Its work focuses on development trends, on societal consequences and on options for shaping technological change. The research results provide the basis, inter alia, for giving advice to decision-makers.



• Danish Centre for Evaluation and Health Technology Assessment *
  Key aims include carrying out health technology assessments (HTAs) and evaluations of public health services with the aim of improving quality, standards and value for money



• Eucomed (European Medical Technology Industry Association)
  Publishes the European medical technology news, a free newsletter.



• EuroScan (European Information Network on New and Changing Health Technologies)
  Information on new and emerging health technologies. (Look under the Technology Reports section for a subset of the publications available to non-EuroScan members)



• FinOHTA Finnish Office of Health Technology Assessment *
  FinOHTA promotes the use of good, evidence-based technologies in health care and thereby develops the efficiency and effectiveness of health care.



• International Journal of Technology Assessment in Health Care
  Serves as a forum for the wide range of health policy makers and professionals interested in the economic, social, ethical, medical and public health implications of health technology. (Dal only)



• Joanna Briggs Institute (Australia)
  Systematic reviews related to allied health and nursing. Some publications are free, but membership required for full access to others



• Medical Services Advisory Committee (Australia)
  It's role is to advise on evidence relating to the safety, effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of new medical technologies and procedures.



• New Zealand Health Technolgy Assessment *
  A clearinghouse for health outcomes and health technology assessment.



• WHO Health Evidence Network (HEN)
  An agency of WHO's Regional Office for Europe. HEN provides answers to policy questions in the form of evidence-based reports and summaries; and easy access to evidence and information from a number of web sites, databases and documents.