Hospital-based HTA in Argentina: The hospital garrahan and hospital el cruce experiences

Abstract

Latin American countries have adopted health technology assessment (HTA) later than the rest of the world, mainly as central macro-level initiatives. In Argentina, the national coordinating HTA unit (Unidad Coordinadora de Evaluación y Ejecución de Tecnologías Sanitarias, UCEETS) was formally created at the Ministry of Health in 2009, with representatives from all ministerial areas including our national hospitals. In 2012, UCEETS joined other state HTA initiatives into a national network, Red Argentina Pública de Evaluación de Tecnologías Sanitarias (RedARETS). Networking has promoted collaboration between centers and has channeled our participation in regional and international networks like Red de Evaluación de Tecnologías en Salud de las Américas (RedETSA) and International Network of Agencies for Health Technology Assessment (INAHTA).