AHCPR CONSIDERING FORMATION OF TECHNOLOGY ASSESSMENT CONSORTIUM
This article was originally published in The Gray Sheet
Executive Summary
AHCPR CONSIDERING FORMATION OF TECHNOLOGY ASSESSMENT CONSORTIUM composed of government, industry, academia, and health care provider representatives, Lisa Simpson, MD, a senior policy analyst in the Agency for Health Care Policy and Research, said at a Sept. 20 meeting of the National Association for Medical Equipment Services in Washington, D.C. The agency, according to Simpson, is planning to form a consortium that would "come together to conduct [technology] assessments, make available the results of those assessments, and provide technical assistance to purchasers, providers, and certified payers in judging the value" of adopting new technologies for "modified benefits packages."