Editorial

Journal of the Health Technology Assessment as Official Journal of Korean Association for Health Technology Assessment

Guk-Hee Suh Editor-in-Chief, Professor of Psychiatry, Hallym University College of Medicine, Korea J Health Tech Assess 2013;1(1):1-2

Original Article

Measuring Health Related Quality of Life Using EQ-5D in South Korea*

Minsu Ock, MD, MPA, Min-Woo Jo, MD, PhD, and Sang-il Lee, MD, MPH, PhD Department of Preventive Medicine, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea J Health Tech Assess 2013;1(1):103-111

Special Article

Health Technology Assessment, the Past and the Future

Bong-min Yang, PhD Graduate School of Public Health, Seoul National University, Seoul, Korea J Health Tech Assess 2013;1(1):3-8

Scientific Evaluation Methods for Health Technology

Byung Joo Park, MD, MPH, PhD Department of Preventive Medicine, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea J Health Tech Assess 2013;1(1):9-15

Clinical Significance of Health Technology Assessment

Dae Seog Heo, MD Department of Internal Medicine, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea J Health Tech Assess 2013;1(1):16-21

Review Article

Evidence-Based Benefit-Risk Assessment of Medication

Eui-Kyung Lee School of Pharmacy, Sungkyunkwan University, Suwon, Korea J Health Tech Assess 2013;1(1):22-26

Risk Sharing Agreements on Pharmaceuticals: Lessons from Foreign Countries’ Experience

Chelim Cheong1, Tae-Jin Lee1, Sun Kim1, Kyung Bok Son1, and Eun Young Bae2 1Graduate School of Public Health, Seoul National University, Seoul, Korea 2College of Pharmacy, Gyeongsang National University, Jinju, Korea J Health Tech Assess 2013;1(1):51-60

A Review of Price-Volume Agreement in Foreign Countries

Hye-Lin Kim and Jae-Hyun Lee School of Pharmacy, Sungkyunkwan University, Suwon, Korea J Health Tech Assess 2013;1(1):61-68

Use of Indirect Comparisons for Evaluation of Health Care Technologies

Seokyung Hahn, PhD Department of Medicine, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea J Health Tech Assess 2013;1(1):69-74

Rapid Systematic Reviews

Heejeong Son1,2, Soo Young Kim1,3, and Hae Sun Suh1,4 1Center of Health Technology Assessment, National Evidence-Based Healthcare Collaborating Agency, Seoul, Korea 2Department of Public Health Science, Graduate School of Public Health, Seoul National University, Seoul, Korea 3Department of Family Medicine, Hanllym University College of Medicine, Kangdong Sacred Heart Hospital, Seoul, Korea 4Research and Development Center, Health Insurance Review & Assessment Service, Seoul, Korea

J Health Tech Assess 2013;1(1):75-85

Health Technology Assessment and Decision Making: Art of Scientific Interpretation

Hyo-Jin Kim1, Hye-Jin Park1,2, and Su-Kyoung Ko1 1Outcomes Research/Evidence Based Medicine Team, Market Access Department, Pfizer Pharmaceuticals Korea Ltd., Seoul, Korea 2Social and Health Pharmacy, School of Pharmacy, Sungkyunkwan University, Seoul, Korea J Health Tech Assess 2013;1(1):86-92

New Health Technology Assessment of Surgical Intervention in Korea

Seon-Heui Lee, MPH, PhD and Sang-Moo Lee, MD, PhD Office of Health Technology Evaluation, National Evidence-Based Healthcare Collaborating Agency, Seoul, Korea J Health Tech Assess 2013;1(1):93-102

Ongoing Measures to Enhance Prescribing Efficiency Across Europe: Implications for Other Countries

Brian Godman, BSc, PhD1,2,3, Stephen Campbell, PhD4,5, Hae Sun Suh, PhD6, Alexander E Finlayson, MD7, Marion Bennie, MSc2,8, and Lars L Gustafsson, MD, PhD1 1Department of Laboratory Medicine, Division of Clinical Pharmacology, Karolinska Institutet, Karolinska University Hospital Huddinge, SE-141 86, Stockholm, Sweden 2Strathclyde Institute of Pharmacy and Biomedical Sciences, University of Strathclyde, Glasgow, UK 3National Institute for Science and Technology on Innovation on Neglected Diseases, Centre for Technological Development in Health, Oswaldo Cruz Foundation (Fiocruz), Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 4Centre for Primary Care, Institute of Population Health, University of Manchester, Manchester M13 9PL, UK 5NIHR Greater Manchester Primary Care Patient Safety Translational Research Centre, University of Manchester, Manchester M13 9PL, UK 6Research and Development Centre, Health Insurance Review & Assessment Service (HIRA), Seoul, Korea 7Department of Primary Care Sciences, Oxford University, Oxford, UK 8Public Health and Intelligence Strategic Business Unit, NHS National Services Scotland, Edinburgh, EH12 9EB, UK J Health Tech Assess 2013;1(1):27-42

Positive List System in Korea: Issues and Challenges

Eun Young Bae College of Pharmacy, Gyeongsang National University, Jinju, Korea J Health Tech Assess 2013;1(1):43-50