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lEaD rESEarCHEr
Abilleira Castells, Sonia
Agència de Qualitat Avaluació Sanitàries
de Catalunya (AQuAS) Roc Boronat 81-95, 2a Pl. 08023 Barcelona
(+34) 93 551 38 92 [email protected] group website
GROUP MEMBERS
Staff members: Arias de la Torre, Jorge
Associated members: Adam Bernad, Paula | Almazán Saez, Caridad | Estrada Sabadell, María Dolores
| Gallofre López, Miquel | Kotzeva, Anna | Moharra Francés, Montserrat | Parada Martínez, Antonio | Pons Rafols, Joan Maria Vianney | Rajmil Rajmil, Luis Alberto | Salvat Plana, Merce | Serra Sutton, Victoria | Solans Domenech, Maite
Contributors: Martí Coma, Magda
Main lines of research
• HEALTH TECHNOLOGY ASSESSMENT (HTA).
To evaluate the efficacy, safety, effectiveness, efficiency, appropriateness and economic implications, organizational, legal, ethical and social issues of medical technologies, whether preventive, diagnostic, therapeutic, rehabilitative, organizational, etc. primarily through the review and synthesis of scientific knowledge (published data).
The technologies that most often are subject to evaluation:
Pharmaceuticals / Medical devices and procedures / Diagnostic Techniques / Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) for health
• QUALITY OF HEALTHCARE ASSESSMENT.
Evaluation of the safety, effectiveness and efficiency of health interventions and development of instruments for measuring and for improving the quality of health care to improve access, utilization and appropriateness of health services by unpublished data (primary or secondary).
Sub-lines of research:
Quality Measures: Development and adaptation of indicators, instruments and measurement techniques of processes and outcomes of care. Development and adaptation of instruments for
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PROGRAMME
Health Service Evaluation