Health technology assessment plays an essential role in modern health care by supporting evidence-based decision making in health care policy and practice. Altarum Institute focuses on the systematic evaluation of properties and effects of health technology. We also focus on determining if health care technologies are safe and effective. By using evidence-based tools and resources, we can help health care policymakers and organizations make informed health technology decisions. Altarum’s health technology assessment activities are conducted by interdisciplinary groups of clinical, technical, policy, and public health professionals using explicit analytical frameworks drawing from a variety of methods.

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