Hospital-Based HTA from Stakeholders’ Point of View: View from Industry

Hospital-based health technology assessment is aimed at improving decision-making regarding investments for new health technologies in hospitals. In the worldwide context of budget constraints, HB-HTA is gaining momentum as a tool considered interprofessional and favoring evidence-based managerial decisions. The acknowledged limitations of the regional-/national-level HTA processes in terms of scope, complexity, cost, and timeliness reinforce this recent trend.