title: Knowledge in health technology assessment: who, what, how?
abstract: Health systems are placing more and more emphasis on designing and delivering services that are focused on the patient, and there is a growing interest in patient aspects of health policy research and health technology assessment (HTA). Only a few HTA agencies use and invest in scientific methods to generate knowledge and evidence about the patient aspects of a given technology. This raises questions about how knowledge is produced in HTA reports and what kind of knowledge is considered relevant. This article uses a Danish HTA on patient education from 2009 as empirical material for a critical examination and discussion of knowledge and knowledge production about the patient aspects of HTA.
authors: National Institute of Public Health, University of Southern Denmark, Øster Farimagsgade 5A, DK-1353 Copenhagen K, Denmark. tine.t.thomsen@post.tele.dk
authors: Tine
authors: T
authors: Tjørnhøj-Thomsen
authors: Helle Ploug
authors: HP
authors: Hansen
mesh_terms: D003718:Denmark; D006291:Health Policy; D006801:Humans; D019359:Knowledge; D010353:Patient Education as Topic / Q000458:organization & administration*; D018802:Patient-Centered Care; D013673:Technology Assessment, Biomedical / Q000458:organization & administration*