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Latin American countries have adopted health technology assessment (HTA) later than the rest of the world, mainly as central macro-level initiatives. In Argentina, the national coordinating HTA unit (Unidad Coordinadora de Evaluación y Ejecución de Tecnologías Sanitarias, UCEETS) was formally created at the Ministry of Health in 2009, with representatives from all ministerial areas including our national hospitals. In 2012, UCEETS joined other state HTA initiatives into a national network, Red Argentina Pública de Evaluación de Tecnologías Sanitarias (RedARETS). Networking has promoted collaboration between centers and has channeled our participation in regional and international networks like Red de Evaluación de Tecnologías en Salud de las Américas (RedETSA) and International Network of Agencies for Health Technology Assessment (INAHTA).
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Dr. Graciela Demirdjian thanks Dr. Josefa Rodriguez, Executive Director of Hospital Garrahan, for her continuous support.
Dr. Rafael Kurtzbart and Pharm. Ramon Hernandez are especially grateful to Dr. Arnaldo Medina, Executive Director of Hospital El Cruce, for trusting them with the important task of assessing technology and the necessary tools to implement the hospital mission. They also wish to thank all members of the Pharmacy and Equipment Assessment Committees for their invaluable daily contribution.
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Demirdjian, G., Kurtzbart, R., Hernandez, R. (2016). Hospital-Based HTA in Argentina: The Hospital Garrahan and Hospital El Cruce Experiences. In: Sampietro-Colom, L., Martin, J. (eds) Hospital-Based Health Technology Assessment. Adis, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-39205-9_21
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