Towards the development and implementation of hospital-based health technology assessment (HB-HTA) in Poland: achievements of an exploratory HB-HTA project from 2019–2022

Gałązka-Sobotka, Małgorzata, Furman, Maciej, Sagan, Anna and Kowalska-Bobko, Iwona (2026) Towards the development and implementation of hospital-based health technology assessment (HB-HTA) in Poland: achievements of an exploratory HB-HTA project from 2019–2022. Health Policy, 163. ISSN 0168-8510

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Abstract

A comprehensive project exploring the implementation of hospital-based health technology assessment (HB-HTA) was conducted in Poland from 2019 to 2022. This initiative aimed to identify entities that could initiate and manage HB-HTA in the Polish context, including hospitals, the Province Office where was the creation of a new organizational unit the Regional Investment Evaluation Center – was recommended, the national HTA agency, the National Health Fund (the public payer), and the Ministry of Health. Despite the well-structured delineation of roles and stakeholders in the proposed HB-HTA model, its operationalization within the aforementioned institutions has not been realized. Challenges to the implementation of the model include a lack of suitably qualified personnel and a lack of commitment from key stakeholders. However, the late involvement of the national HTA agency and the Ministry of Health, as well as ongoing training and research initiatives in HB-HTA, indicate a growing interest in exploring its benefits. Finally, a central government body (Ministry of Health) will be responsible for coordinating HB-HTA in Poland. This could improve the overall HTA capacity and increase the likelihood of future implementation of HB-HTA in Poland.

Item Type:	Article
Additional Information:	© 2024 The Author(s)
Divisions:	LSE
Subjects:	R Medicine > RA Public aspects of medicine > RA0421 Public health. Hygiene. Preventive Medicine
Date Deposited:	22 Oct 2024 14:39
Last Modified:	04 Nov 2025 09:27
URI:	http://eprints.lse.ac.uk/id/eprint/125857

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