title: Toward a sustainable European Network for Health Technology Assessment. The EUnetHTA project.
abstract: EUnetHTA is a recently initiated EU network aiming at connecting national HTA agencies, research institutions, and health ministries to enable an effective exchange of information and to lend support to health policy decisions by the Member States. The article briefly discusses the policy background, the specific objectives, and the project structure of the network.
authors.affiliation: Danish Centre for Evaluation and Health Technology Assessment, National Board of Health, Copenhagen, Denmark. fbk@sst.dk
authors.forename: F B
authors.initials: FB
authors.lastname: Kristensen
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Chamova
authors.forename: N W
authors.initials: NW
authors.lastname: Hansen
mesh_terms: D020811:Biomedical Technology / Q000379:methods / Q000458:organization & administration*; D002986:Clinical Trials as Topic / Q000379:methods*; D019058:Community Networks / Q000458:organization & administration*; D003659:Decision Making, Organizational; D005060:Europe; D005062:European Union / Q000458:organization & administration; D019317:Evidence-Based Medicine / Q000379:methods*; D010043:Outcome and Process Assessment, Health Care / Q000379:methods / Q000458:organization & administration*; D010818:Practice Patterns, Physicians'; D013673:Technology Assessment, Biomedical / Q000379:methods / Q000458:organization & administration*