Examination of Opinions of the Senior Health Managers Working in Private Hospitals on Health Technology Assessment

Department Of Health Management, Health Science Faculty, Sel�uk University, Konya, Turkey.

INTRODUCTION: In this study, it was aimed to evaluate the views and opinions of the health administrators, who are working in the private hospitals in Konya province centre about health technology assessment and applications.
METHODS: Qualitative research methods have been used in research, and phenomologic method is preferred. The research was conducted using face-to-face interviews with health administrators working in private hospitals serving in the centre of Konya and accepting to participate in the research. A semi-structured interview form was used as a data collection tool in the survey.
RESULTS: As a result of the analysis, sub-themes were created under the headings of health technologies, health technology assessment, health technology assessment applications in Turkey, health technology assessment approach of private hospitals, establishment of health technology assessment department, health technology assessment applications of the respondents� hospitals and future position of health technology assessment. And the findings under the created themes are interpreted.
DISCUSSION AND CONCLUSION: The managers had various information about health technology assessment applications however it was limited. In this respect, it would be beneficial to provide a general education about health technology assessment in order to increase awareness and application of health technology assessment practices.

Keywords:

�zel Hastanelerde �al��an �st D�zey Sa�l�k Y�neticilerinin Sa�l�k Teknoloji De�erlendirmesine �li�kin G�r��lerinin �ncelenmesi

Sel�uk �niversitesi Sa�l�k Bilimleri Fak�ltesi Sa�l�k Y�netimi B�l�m�, Konya, T�rkiye.

G�R�� ve AMA�: Bu �al��mada Konya il merkezindeki �zel hastanelerde �al��an sa�l�k y�neticilerinin sa�l�k teknolojisi de�erlendirmesi ve uygulamalar� hakk�ndaki g�r�� ve d��ncelerinin de�erlendirilmesi ama�lanm��t�r.
Y�NTEM ve GERE�LER: Ara�t�rmada nitel ara�t�rma y�ntemlerinden faydalan�lm�� olup, desen olarak ise olgubilim deseni tercih edilmi�tir. Ara�t�rma, Konya il merkezindeki �zel hastanelerde �al��an ve ara�t�rmaya kat�lmay� kabul eden sa�l�k y�neticileri ile y�z y�ze g�r��me y�ntemi kullan�larak ger�ekle�tirilmi�tir. Ara�t�rmada veri toplama arac� olarak yar� yap�land�r�lm�� g�r��me formu kullan�lm��t�r.
BULGULAR: Analiz sonucunda sa�l�k teknolojileri, sa�l�k teknoloji de�erlendirmesi, T�rkiye�deki sa�l�k teknoloji de�erlendirmesi uygulamalar�, �zel hastanelerin sa�l�k teknoloji de�erlendirmesine yakla��m�, sa�l�k teknoloji de�erlendirmesi biriminin kurulmas�, kat�l�mc�lar�n hastanelerindeki sa�l�k teknoloji de�erlendirmesi uygulamalar� ve sa�l�k teknoloji de�erlendirmesi uygulamalar�n�n gelecekteki yeri ba�l�klar� alt�nda alt temalar olu�turulmu�tur ve olu�turulan temalar ile ilgili bulgular yorumlanm��t�r.
TARTI�MA ve SONU�: Y�neticiler sa�l�k teknoloji de�erlendirmesi uygulamalar� hakk�nda �e�itli bilgilere sahip olmakla birlikte, bu durumun s�n�rl� d�zeyde oldu�u g�r�lm��t�r. Bu bak�mdan, sa�l�k teknoloji de�erlendirmesi uygulamalar�n� ve bu konudaki fark�ndal�� art�rmak i�in sa�l�k teknoloji de�erlendirmesi hakk�nda sa�l�k y�neticilerine genel bir e�itim verilmesinin yararl� olaca�� d��n�lmektedir.

Anahtar Kelimeler:

Mehmet Akif Eri�en, Fatma �zlem Y�lmaz. Examination of Opinions of the Senior Health Managers Working in Private Hospitals on Health Technology Assessment. Journal of Health and Nursing Management. 2020; 7(3): 412-420

Corresponding Author: Mehmet Akif Eri�en, T�rkiye