About HTA Guideline

The Reference Case is a summary table of the main recommendations from all chapters of the manual, showing the standard guidelines recommended for health technology assessment, allowing users to quickly grasp the overall picture of all guidelines without having to read every detail.

The Reference Case plays a vital role in promoting consistency, transparency, and comparability of study results across different research studies. If there is a need to use approaches different from the Reference Case, researchers should clearly state the reasons and report the relevant analytical results concurrently.

Each chapter of the manual consists of 3 main parts:

Guideline Statements summarize the recommendations and key substance of the guidelines in each chapter concisely, helping readers quickly capture the main points and understand what should be done.

Guidelines in Detail present the details, rationales, and supporting evidence of the recommendations, including practical guidelines in areas where there is no consensus on academic conclusions, to support decision-making and appropriate application of the guidelines to the context of each study.

Technical Appendices compile tools, calculation examples, standard forms, and technical information specifically related to the content in that chapter to support the practical implementation of the guidelines.

Appendices are shared appendices across the manual, collecting information and resources that can be used to support work across multiple chapters or topics, not limited to any specific chapter.

Examples of content include a glossary shared throughout the book, as well as general guidelines or tools useful for health technology assessment in overview.