- Research areas
- High tech medicine
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.
Research projects
Implementing Rapid Recovery Programs in Total Hip and Knee Replacement Surgery: Challenges and Opportunities in Austria
Project leaders: Daniel Fabian
Project team: Diana Szivakova, Sabine Geiger-Gritsch
Duration: Q1 2026 to Q2 2026 (6 PM)
Language: English (with German summary)
Integrated Digital Wound Management Systems (IDWMS) in the Care of Chronic Wounds: Evidence Assessment and Evaluation Framework for Implementation in the Austrian Healthcare System
Project leaders: Yui Hidaka
Project team: Oliver Bernecker, Yui Hidaka
Duration: Q1 2026 to Q3 2026
Language: English (with German summary)
Bewertung medizinischer Einzelleistungen – MEL 2026
Project leaders: Julia Kern-Kim
Project co-operation: AIHTA staff for individual reviews
Duration: October 2025 – February 2026
Publication: July 15th, each year
Systematic Review of the Long-Term Effectiveness and Safety of Enzyme Replacement Therapy in Mucopolysaccharidoses Disorders and Pompe Disease
Project leaders: Sabine Geiger-Gritsch
Project team: Eva Malikova, Sabine Geiger-Gritsch
Ana Pantovic (first author)
Duration: April – September 2025 (5 PM)
Language: English (with German summary)
Publication: HTA Project Report No. 169: https://eprints.aihta.at/1599/
Telecardiology for heart failure patients: Benefit assessment and evaluation concept for telemedicine-supported care programs in Austria
Project team: Michaela Riegelnegg
& Michal Stanak
Project lead: Michal Stanak
Duration: April – November 2025
Language: English (with German summary)
Publication: HTA Project Report No. 172 https://eprints.aihta.at/1594/
Human Genetic Testing in Austria: An Overview of Reviews of Massive Parallel Sequencing (MPS) - Application Areas, Clinical Evidence, and Implications for Healthcare
Project leaders: Gregor Goetz
Project team: Gregor Goetz, Reinhard Jeindl, Alba Colicchia
Duration: April 2025 – November 2025 (7 PM)
Language: English (with German summary)
Publications:
AIHTA Project Report No. 176a : https://eprints.aihta.at/1602
AIHTA Project Report No 176b : https://eprints.aihta.at/1603
AIHTA Project Report No 176c: https://eprints.aihta.at/1604
Artificial Intelligence in Health Care: Evaluation of the Clinical and Organizational Impacts of selected AI Applications in Hospitals
Project leaders: Judit Erdös
Project team: Judit Erdös, Lena Grabenhofer
Duration: Mid- April – Mid- November 2025 (6 PM)
Language: English (with German summary)
Publications:
HTA Project Report No. 171a: https://eprints.aihta.at/1597/
HTA Project Report No. 171b: https://eprints.aihta.at/1598/
Bewertung medizinischer Einzelleistungen – MEL 2025
Project leaders: Gregor Goetz
Project co-operation: AIHTA staff for individual reviews
Duration: since 2009, always from November to March (17.5 PM)
Artificial Intelligence in health care (focus on hospitals)
Project leaders: Gregor Goetz
Project team: Michaela Riegelnegg, Doris Giess, Gregor Goetz
Duration: Mid- April to Mid- November 2024
Language: English (with German summary)
Publication: HTA Project Report No. 164: https://eprints.aihta.at/1546/
POCT/ Point-of-Care Tests: D-Dimer and Troponin - Update 2024
Project leaders: Claudia Wild
Project team: Judit Erdös, Claudia Wild
Mirjana Huic (first author, HTA/EBM Center, Croatia)
Duration: 02/2024 – 07/2024
Language: English (with German Summary)
Publication: HTA Project Report No. 124, 1. Update 2024: https://eprints.aihta.at/1524/
