EUnetHTA Adaptation Glossary (beta) - Editor of Clinical Guidelines, Directorate of Health

Editor of Clinical Guidelines, Directorate of Health, Iceland

E.Guegan — Mon, 05 Sep 2011 15:29:51 +0000

Efficacy:

Describes how well or badly some input (intervention/ health technology like drugs, screening program etc) works under ideal circumstances whether artificial (research setting) or natural (created by for example geography, captive population).

Effectiveness:

Describes how well or badly some input (specific interventions / health technology like drugs, screening program or other services etc) works under usual circumstances (real world or usual practice).

Editor of Clinical Guidelines, Directorate of Health, Iceland

E.Guegan — Thu, 01 Sep 2011 15:15:34 +0000

Commissoning

This has many meanings depending on the situation / reference. Relating to HTA it adaptation is the deligation of some task/assignment to an individual or group. This usually involves transferring some authority and responsibility to those being asked/ordered (commissioned) to performe some task.

Planning

Describes the a priori formulation of a scheme or strategy to attain some specific accomplishment.

Purchasing