Institute within the scope of the Federal Ministry of Health (BMG)
page title: DIMDI - The German Agency for Health Technology Assessment (DAHTA)
webaddress,url: http://www.dimdi.de/en/hta/dahta/index.htm
© DIMDI 1995-2013 last modified: 1/3/13 a.heikuh
The German Agency for Health Technology Assessment (DAHTA)
The German Agency for Health Technology Assessment (DAHTA) has
two statutory functions:
- Setup and maintenance of a database-supported information
system for the assessment of the effectiveness and costs of medical
procedures and technologies
- Granting research assignments for the assessment of procedures
and technologies relevant to health in the form of HTA reports, and
the evaluation of these reports for acceptance into the information
system
Two committees support the DAHTA: The HTA Board of Trustees
(professional) and the Scientific Advisory Board of HTA
(methodology and strategy).
Background
The German Parliament established the German Agency for HTA
(DAHTA) at the DIMDI (based in Cologne) as part of the Health
Reform of 2000.
Statutory fundamentals