- Research areas
Research areas
The AIHTA conducts research projects in 9 areas of research.
High tech medicine
High-tech medical interventions are placed in an area of tension due to a short life-cycle, budget constraints and efficacy/ safety aspects. These AIHTA reports support decision-making based on the best available evidence.
Rehabilitation and occupational therapy
Complex interventions are the area of interest of these AIHTA reports. The assessments set different foci and examine, for example, the potential of interventions to regain or sustain physical functionality, social self-determination etc. of patients.
Prevention and screening
The prevention and the early detection of diseases aims at reducing/ avoiding subsequent interventions. The AIHTA reports critically discuss questions on benefits and potential harms related to prevention strategies and screening interventions.
Psychological & psychiatric interventions
AIHTA reports dealing with ‘mental health’ provide support for decision-making for the continuous development of psychological and psychiatric interventions. Our scientific analyses take particularly multi-perspective approaches into account (e.g. from various areas such as public health, social medicine, social work, nursing etc.).
Health economics
AIHTA health economic projects address issues of efficient resource use focussing on benefit and safety for patients. The analyses are intended to provide sound evidence for health policy decisions by considering economic conditions, most importantly limited resources.
European collaboration
Within the context of EU-projects and –networks, the AIHTA collaborates with several partner organisations. These co-operations pursue the goal to support rapid knowledge transfer, to gain synergies via the common usage of research results and to avoid redundant research activities.
HTA-methods & steering instruments
The continued development of HTA-methods reflects the dynamic and diversity of medical research issues. Our methodological projects cover various activities, such as the design of different analytical tools, the focus on evaluation tools or ‘impact research’ on the usage of HTA-results, etc.
Complementary medicine
Alternative methods of medicine have become increasingly popular and have complemented conventional medicine. The AIHTA reports in this field evaluate alternative medical methods according to internationally recognised guidelines.
