Australian Government - Department of Health and Ageing

Horizon Scanning

HealthPACT

Welcome to the Australia and New Zealand Horizon Scanning Network (ANZHSN)

Australia and New Zealand Horizon Scanning Network

Australian Health Ministers' Advisory Council (AHMAC)

Adelaide Health Technology Assessment (AHTA)

Australian Safety and Efficacy Register of New Interventional Procedures - Surgical

The Health Policy Advisory Committee on Technology (HealthPACT)

The horizon scanning program was established to provide advance notice of significant new and emerging technologies to health departments in Australia and New Zealand, and to exchange information and evaluate the potential impact of emerging technologies on their respective health systems.

The Australian Horizon Scanning Program is a collaborative Commonwealth and State initiative guided by the Health Policy Advisory Committee on Technology (HealthPACT). HealthPACT is a sub-committee of the Australian Health Ministers Advisory Council (AHMAC), reporting directly to the Clinical, Technical and Ethical Principal Committee (CTEPC). HealthPACT comprises of representatives from all State and Territory health departments, the Australian Department of Health and Ageing, the Medical Services Advisory Committee (MSAC), the New Zealand Ministry of Health and the New Zealand District Health Boards.

HealthPACT provides jurisdictions with evidence-based advice on emerging technologies. This information is used to inform jurisdiction financing decisions and to assist in the managed introduction of new technologies.

Adelaide Health Technology Assessment (AHTA) and the Australian Safety and Efficacy Register of New Interventional Procedures – Surgical (ASERNIP-S) are contracted to support HealthPACT’s work.

AHTA, through the National Horizon Scanning Unit (NHSU), undertakes horizon scanning and produces horizon scanning prioritising summaries and horizon scanning reports, as well as a register of new and emerging health technologies including devices, diagnostic tests and procedures, and other non-surgical interventions.

ASERNIP-S, through New and Emerging Techniques – Surgical (NET-S), assesses new surgical procedures and provides horizon scanning prioritising summaries and horizon scanning reports on new and emerging surgical technologies and techniques.


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