Health Technology Assessment (HTA) is a multidisciplinary field of analysis studying the clinical, economic, social and ethical implications of development, diffusion and use of healthcare technologies in a systematic, transparent, unbiased and comprehensive manner.

Benefits:

• Health products supplier industry:
• A third party scientific assessment of products brings positive market impact.
• Understanding health economic indicators adds value to crude cost dimensions.
• Assessment enables product providers to reach out to potential customers (private & public) with proven report on product efficacy and cost effectiveness Healthcare Provider Industry.
• Guidance in selection of most economical and suitable medical technologies.
• Information on clinical benefits of medical technology innovations.
• Understanding of economics of technology selection.

AHA has carried out the following Health Technology Assessments for innovative types of equipments:

• Mobile Clinical Laboratory- Health technology assessment outcome showed that the equipment is both clinical and cost effective.
• Neonatal Transcutaneous Bilirubin Meter: Through Health Technology Assessment we found it is a useful screening diagnostic tool for measuring serum bilirubin in Neonates, transcutaneous on forehead, without giving them needle prick for blood sample.