Multi-Criteria-Decision-Analysis (MCDA) for the Horizon Scanning of Health Innovations an Application to COVID 19 Emergency

In this article, we aim to present a tool for the early assessment of medical technologies. This evaluation system was designed and implemented by the National Centre for HTA and the National Centre for Innovative Technologies of the Istituto Superiore di Sanita, Italy, in order to respond to an ins...

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Published in:International journal of environmental research and public health 2020-10, Vol.17 (21), p.7823
Main Authors: Ruggeri, Matteo, Cadeddu, Chiara, Roazzi, Paolo, Mandolini, Donatella, Grigioni, Mauro, Marchetti, Marco
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Betacoronavirus
Cartesian coordinates
Coronavirus Infections
Coronaviruses
COVID-19
Decision making
Decision Support Techniques
Ethics
Evaluation
Health services
Humans
Italy
Medical equipment
Medical personnel
Monte Carlo simulation
Multiple criterion
Pandemics
Pneumonia, Viral
Public health
Risk
Risk perception
SARS-CoV-2
Scanning
Technology Assessment, Biomedical
Tracking devices
Tracking systems
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Summary:In this article, we aim to present a tool for the early assessment of medical technologies. This evaluation system was designed and implemented by the National Centre for HTA and the National Centre for Innovative Technologies of the Istituto Superiore di Sanita, Italy, in order to respond to an institutional commitment within the "Health Technologies Assessment Team" that was established to face the huge demand for the evaluation of Health Technologies during the pandemic event caused by COVID-19, with a smart and easy-to-use framework. Horizon scanning was conducted through a brief assessment carried out according to the multicriteria decision analysis methodology. Each HTA domain was attributed a score according to a pros/cons and opportunities/threats system, derived from evidence in the literature. Scores were weighted according to different perspectives. Scores were presented in a Cartesian graph showing the positioning according to the potential value and the perceived risk associated with the technology. Two case studies regarding the early assessment were reported, concerning two specific technologies: an individual protection device and a contact tracking system.
ISSN:1660-4601
1661-7827
1660-4601
DOI:10.3390/ijerph17217823