Aim: In this article, we aim to present a tool for the early assessment of medical technologies. This evaluation system was designed and implemented by the National Centre for HTA and the National Centre for Innovative Technologies of the Istituto Superiore di Sanita, Italy, in order to respond to an institutional commitment within the “Health Technologies Assessment Team” that was established to face the huge demand for the evaluation of Health Technologies during the pandemic event caused by COVID-19, with a smart and easy-to-use framework. Methods: Horizon scanning was conducted through a brief assessment carried out according to the multicriteria decision analysis methodology. Each HTA domain was attributed a score according to a pros/cons and opportunities/threats system, derived from evidence in the literature. Scores were weighted according to different perspectives. Scores were presented in a Cartesian graph showing the positioning according to the potential value and the perceived risk associated with the technology. Results: Two case studies regarding the early assessment were reported, concerning two specific technologies: an individual protection device and a contact tracking system.

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卫生创新水平扫描的多标准决策分析（MCDA）在COVID 19中的应用

目的：在本文中，我们旨在提供一种用于医疗技术早期评估的工具。该评估系统是由HTA国家中心和意大利Sanita Istituto Superiore di Sanita国家创新技术中心设计和实施的，目的是对“卫生技术评估小组”中的机构承诺做出回应。借助智能且易于使用的框架，在由COVID-19引起的大流行事件中，对卫生技术评估的巨大需求。方法：通过根据多准则决策分析方法进行的简短评估来进行视域扫描。每个HTA域均根据从文献证据中得​​出的利弊和机会/威胁系统获得评分。根据不同的观点对分数进行加权。分数以笛卡尔图表示，根据潜在值和与该技术相关的感知风险来显示位置。结果：报告了有关早期评估的两个案例研究，涉及两种特定技术：个人保护装置和接触跟踪系统。