Decision-makers? perceptions and use of HTAs produced by an Argentinean agency: a qualitative study and a survey

CIAPPONI A; BARDACH A; SEBASTIÁN GARCÍA MARTÍ; ALCARAZ A; BELIZÁN M,; REY ARES L,; LÓPEZ A ; AUGUSTOVSKI F; PICHON-RIVIERE A

Congreso; 24th Cochrane Colloquium Seul 2016; 2016

Introduction: Health Technology Assessment (HTA) can be useful to inform decision-makers about the introduction, use, and dissemination of health technologies. The Institute of Clinical Effectiveness and Health Policy (IECS) is an independent Argentinean academic institution, which for more than 10 years has produced HTAs for a consortium of public, social security and private healthcare organizations in Latin-American (LA). Evidence about decision-makers? perceptions and use pattern of HTAs in LA is scarce.Objectives: To explore the knowledge, attitudes, practices and expectations of decision-makers that use the HTA reports produced by IECS.