The Agency for Health Quality and Assessment of Catalonia (AQuAS) is a public entity attached to the Department of Health of the Government of Catalonia and member of the Spanish Network of Agencies for Assessing National Health System Technologies and Performance (RedETS) that acts at the service of public policies and is subject to the private legal system. AQuAS has the mission of generating relevant knowledge, through the evaluation and analysis of data for decision-making, in order to contribute to the improvement of the health of citizens and the sustainability of the health system. AQuAS offers expertise and knowledge to inform decision-making in order to promote an equitable, efficient, and high-quality health system. The focus areas of AQuAS are articulated around health technology assessment (HTA), digital health, data analytics, best practice in health, health research, and public procurement of innovation (PPI) in health.
In the EDiHTA project, AQuAS leads Work Package 4. Additionally, is involved in different tasks related to project management, communication, dissemination and stakeholder engagement. Furthermore, AQuAS engages in the testing and validation of approaches and ideas.
Funded by the European Union (GA no. 101136424). Views and opinions expressed are however those of the author(s) only and do not necessarily reflect those of the European Union the European Health or the Digital Executive Agency (HADEA). Neither the European Union nor the granting authority can be held responsible for them.
The UK participant is supported by UKRI grant No 10106869 (National Institute for Health and Care Excellence).
The Swiss participant is supported by the Swiss State Secretariat for Education, Research and Innovation (SERI).
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