Health technology assessment was the focus of the announcement made by Sisalril, which presented new technical manuals and a digital platform to manage requests and track cases related to health technology assessment. The institution aims to better organize the entry of medications, procedures, and devices into the health system.
Health technology assessment is the mechanism that allows for the evaluation of benefits, risks, cost, and clinical utility before incorporating a technology into the service catalog. In this case, Sisalril explained that the new tool aims to make decision-making criteria clearer and reduce delays in health technology assessment procedures.
According to the released information, the EVTESA platform will be integrated into the institution’s Virtual Office and will allow users to register requests, check the status of each case, and follow progress in real-time. It also incorporates automatic validations, file traceability, and interoperability with other entities, features aimed at reducing rework and administrative errors.
Health technology assessment with greater traceability
Sisalril has been reinforcing its digital transformation agenda with various tools oriented toward transparency. In this process, health technology assessment gains importance as a technical filter to determine which innovations can be financed or incorporated into the system, especially when they involve high cost or budgetary impact.
The new technical manuals presented include one for Economic Evaluation and another for Budget Impact Analysis, two key instruments to measure whether a technology provides real value and if its inclusion can be sustained by the system without generating unnecessary financial pressures.
Health technology assessment and health expenditure control
In Latin America, health technology assessment has become a central tool to balance access and innovation. The goal is not only to approve new developments, but to do so based on criteria of evidence, safety, and financial sustainability. In the Dominican Republic, the process gains relevance due to the growing demand for high-cost medications and procedures.
Sisalril had previously promoted other digital solutions linked to traceability and system transparency, a precedent that reinforces this new stage. With EVTESA, the institution seeks to standardize requests, improve the quality of information, and facilitate more technical decisions on each health technology assessment case.
What changes for users
- Online request registration.
- Real-time case tracking.
- Greater document control in each phase.
- Greater clarity in health technology assessment criteria.
- Reduction of rework and downtime.
The measure places Sisalril on a modernization path that seeks to strengthen decision-making based on technical foundations. In a system where every addition impacts costs, coverage, and access, health technology assessment becomes a decisive piece for the Family Health Insurance and for the future management of new benefits.
