issues brief no: 37 date: 24/08/2020 title Measuring value in new health technology assessments: a focus on robotic surgery in public hospitals authors Anna Flynn Executive Director Australian Centre for Value- Based Health Care Alison Verhoeven Chief Executive Australian Healthcare and Hospitals Association Email:
[email protected] This paper was developed at the Deeble Institute for Health Policy Research, Australian Hospital and Healthcare Association by the Australian Centre for Value-Based Health Care We connect researchers, policy makers and practitioners to promote research that informs national health policy issues brief Declaration of interests This work has been funded by Stryker who manufactures the Mako robotic system and conducted in collaboration with Metro North Hospital and Health Service and surgeons at The Prince Charles Hospital, Brisbane. Acknowledgements The authors acknowledge the advice and feedback from members of the Australian Healthcare and Hospitals Association Board and Council, the Deeble Institute for Health Policy Research Director Dr Rebecca Haddock and the Advisory Board, and the Australian Centre for Value-Based Health Care Advisory Board. 2 issues brief Table of Contents 1 Introduction .................................................................................................................................... 6 2 Health technology assessment in Australian public hospitals ........................................................ 7 3 Assessing the value of robotic surgery in public hospitals