Abstract OBJECTIVES: This article discusses how participatory technology appraisal as part of the Universal Coverage Scheme (UCS) in Thailand contributes to improving access to essential health services among vulnerable populations. METHODS: Document review was conducted on health technology

Universal coverage of renal dialysis in Thailand: promise, progress, and prospects. Sripen Tantivess, senior researcher 1, Pitsaphun Werayingyong, researcher 1, Piyatida Chuengsaman, nephrologist 2, Yot Teerawattananon, programme leader 1 1.Health Intervention and Technology Assessment Program

Abstract Cervical Cancer Screening In Thailand: A Model-Based Economic Evaluation Naiyana Praditsitthikorn*, ***Health Intervention and Technology Assessment Program (HITAP), Ministry of Public Health, **Bureau of AIDS TB and STIs, Department of Disease Control, Ministry of Public Health As c

Copies of the divisive 2010 Affordable Care Act, President Obama’s health care overhaul, in the office of Mitch McConnell, the Senate Republican leader, and at the headquarters of Families USA, an advocacy group that supported it. A provision allowing young adults to stay on their parents’ policies

ISPOR 2008 International Fellowship Report: Is it Time to Think Seriously About Making HTA Available in Settings Where There is the Most Need? Yot Teerawattananon Health Intervention and Technology Assessment Program, Department of Health, Ministry of Public Health, Nonthaburi, Thailand Int

Abstract Introduction. Many countries have introduced pay-for-performance (P4P) models to encourage health providers and institutions to provide good quality of care. In 2013, the National Health Security Office of Thailand introduced P4P, based on the UK Quality and Outcomes Framework (QOF),

From Health news. BBC (http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-19964600)Visiting a doctor for a general check-up is unlikely to lead to a condition needing treatment being identified, but may cause undue stress, say experts.The Danish researchers that carried out the latest review, which involved more than

Rhythma Kaul / Hindustand TimesNew Delhi: India announced the setting up of a Medical Technology Assessment Board (MTAB) that will be one-stop shop to review standards for medicines, vaccines, devices and insurance.The Board’s recommendations will be the last word for health policies and healthcare

The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) region is characterised by diversity. Progress towards Universal Health Coverage (UHC) and institutionalisation of priority setting through Health Technology Assessment (HTA) is varied and is dependent on several country-specific factors such as the proportion of public investment in health, politi

Abstract Development of Thailand’s population-based screening package Patsri Srisuwan*, Tanunya Koopitakkajorn†, Pritaporn Kingkaew†, Sitaporn Youngkong†, Lily Ingsrisawang‡, Det Kedcham§, Sripen Tantivess†, and Yot Teerawattananon† *Outpatient and Family Medicine Department, Phramongkutklao H