Resources

Several organizations conduct technology assessments. We invite you to visit these well- known and highly-regarded organizations

CMS Council on Technology & InnovationThe Council on Technology & Innovation oversees coordination of coverage and exchange of information regarding new technologies, procedures, devised and drug therapies within the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services and among other entities.

Blue Cross and Blue Shield Association's Technology Evaluation Center (TEC) - TEC Assessments are scientific opinions, provided solely for informational purposes.

Health Technology Center – HealthTech's mission is to create a trusted source of objective, expert and useful information about the future of healthcare technologies.

Association for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) – The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) is the lead Federal agency charged with improving the quality, safety, efficiency, and effectiveness of health care for all Americans. As one of 12 agencies within the Department of Health and Human Services, AHRQ supports health services research that will improve the quality of health care and promote evidence-based decisionmaking.

The Cochrane Library (Evidence for Healthcare Decision Making) - Cochrane Library contains a wealth of information regarding diseases, diagnostics and therapies.

PubMed Clinical Queries - PubMed allows visitors to search and view studies regarding therapies, diagnoses, prognoses, etc.

Center for Reviews and Dissemination (CRD) - The CRD was established in January 1994, and aims to provide research-based information about the effects of interventions used in health and social care.

National Institutes of Health (NIH) - Find quick links to NIH research labs and clinics, programs, training and research support.

Food and Drug Administration (FDA) – The FDA's center for Devices and Radiological Health offers medical devices news, recalls, public health notifications and guidance documents.

ECRI (formerly the Emergency Care Research Institute) - is a nonprofit health services research agency and a Collaborating Center of the World Health Organization (WHO). It is designated as an Evidence-based Practice Center (EPC) by the U.S. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality.

International Network of Agencies for Health Technology Assessment (INHATA) INAHTA's mission is to provide a forum for the identification and pursuit of interests common to health technology assessment agencies.

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