DISINVESTMENT INITIATIVES IN LATIN AMERICAN COUNTRIES (LAC)- A SYSTEMATIC LITERATURE REVIEW (SLR)
Author(s)
Agirrezabal I1, Latchford J2, Gutiérrez-Ibarluzea I3
1Costello Medical Consulting Ltd, Cambridge, UK, 2Costello Medical Consulting Ltd., Cambridge, UK, 3Basque Office for HTA, Vitoria-Gasteiz, Spain
OBJECTIVES: Disinvestment of existing low- or no-added value technologies can be used as a tool to improve access to effective, adapted and efficient technologies, whilst ensuring the long-term sustainability of healthcare systems. The objective of this SLR was to identify disinvestment practices and proposals in LAC. METHODS: In February 2015, MEDLINE, MEDLINE In-Process, EMBASE, The Cochrane Library and LILACS were searched for relevant articles without date or language limits. The search strategy included terms related to “disinvestment”, “reallocation”, “obsolete technologies” and Latin America. Additionally, a manual search of documents from Latin American Health Technology Assessment agencies was performed. Search results were evaluated by two independent reviewers, with any disagreements resolved through consensus or third-reviewer arbitration. RESULTS:
Conference/Value in Health Info
2015-09, ISPOR Latin America 2015, Santiago, Chile
Value in Health, Vol. 18, No. 7 (November 2015)
Code
PHP54
Topic
Health Policy & Regulatory
Topic Subcategory
Coverage with Evidence Development & Adaptive Pathways
Disease
Multiple Diseases