Mapping capacity to conduct health technology assessment in Central, Eastern and South-Eastern Europe.

Aim: To provide insights into the capacity to conduct health technology assessment (HTA) in Central, Eastern, and South-Eastern Europe (CESEE), taking account of technical, financial, networking, and human resources.

Methods: An e-mail survey of 257 CESEE key informants involved in HTA was undertaken between March and April 2014. Contact e-mail addresses were identified from the internet.

Use of multiparameter evidence synthesis to assess the appropriateness of data and structure in decision models.

Objectives: Decision models for health technology appraisal are defined by their structure and data. Often there are alternatives for how the model might be specified and what data to include, and criteria are required to guide these choices. This study uses multiparameter evidence synthesis (MPES) to synthesize data from diverse sources and test alternative model structures.