Osteba was established in June 1992. It is accountable to the Health Research and Innovation Directorate of the Ministry for Health in the Basque Country.
Osteba is funded from the Ministry for Health budget. Advisory committees provide scientific support and identify priorities in a structured way. Osteba works in close collaboration with epidemiology research units and the Drug Information Centre.
Osteba's reports are used by the Ministry for Health and the Basque Health Service-Osakidetza for policy making and by hospitals, clinicians and private care providers to improve medical practice and the organization of healthcare delivery.
Mission
To contribute to the appropriate use of existing and future health technology
To provide information on safety, efficacy, effectiveness, accessibility, and equity about different technologies, as required by decision makers in the Basque Country.
How OSTEBA Works
Most of the work is conducted in-house in collaboration with expert panels and external professionals who may be physicians, economists, epidemiologists, lawyers, or ethicists, usually coming from the Basque Ministry for Health, Universities and the Basque public health service. The reports are based on systematic reviews and cost analyses and include context related aspects.
Osteba has its own early warning system 'Sortek' linked to the prioritization process for assessment and is the co-ordinator of the Spanish Network for New and Emerging Technologies, 'GENTECS'.
Osteba is member of the following networks: INAHTA, HTA-i, EUnetHTA, EuroScan, G-I-N, ADAPT, AEETS, AUnETS, Guiasalud, PHGEN and HEN and collaborates in several European Union projects.
Dissemination Activities
Osteba publishes full assessment reports, mini HTA reports, methodological guides, Clinical Practices Guidelines (GPG) and a newsletter "Osteba Berriak". These are disseminated by direct mailing and the Web site. Press releases are produced for each report.
Osteba also gives courses and lectures to clinicians and policy makers, and collaborates in several MSc and PhD programs. In this way, Osteba coordinates a series of training activities on the methodology of health services research and assessment.
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