Patient Access SchemePAS, Confidential Access Scheme
A managed entry agreement, most associated with the UK, offering a discount to improve a treatment's cost-effectiveness enough to secure reimbursement.
HTA & Reimbursement
Terms for how health technology assessment bodies appraise new technologies and reach funding decisions.
- Topic: HTA & Reimbursement
- 43 terms
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Patient Involvement HTAPatient Involvement in HTA, HTA Patient Engagement
The specific mechanisms through which patient perspectives are formally incorporated into an assessment, including expert testimony and committee representation.
PBACPharmaceutical Benefits Advisory Committee, Australian HTA Committee
The Pharmaceutical Benefits Advisory Committee, Australia's body recommending which medicines should be subsidised under the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme.
PICO FrameworkPICO, Population-Intervention-Comparator-Outcome
A structured framework specifying the Population, Intervention, Comparator, and Outcome, used to formulate a well-defined clinical or research question.
Positive RecommendationFavourable Recommendation, Recommend-For Decision
A body's formal decision to recommend a technology for funding, based on acceptable cost-effectiveness at the reviewed price.
Public ConsultationPublic Comment Process, Citizen Consultation, Public Consultation HTA, Public Engagement
A formal process inviting stakeholder and public comments on a draft recommendation before it is finalised.