Hospital HTA is the key to optimizing resources and improving the quality of cancer care in Ukraine. This was emphasized by Kostiantyn Kosiachenko, Professor and Director of the Department of Healthcare Standards of the Center, in his speech at the Lviv Oncology Forum 2025, held on September 19.
Hospital HTA helps:
- make evidence-based management decisions in health care facilities;
- to achieve a balance between the clinical effectiveness of the technologies being introduced, their cost-effectiveness and patient safety.
“The implementation of hospital HTA is especially important in specialized institutions with high diagnostic and surgical activity, in particular those providing oncology care. This allows not only improving the quality of treatment but also making rational use of healthcare system resources,” emphasized K. Kosiachenko.
Why is this important?
- According to statistics, one in five people worldwide faces cancer
- By 2050, the number of new cancer cases is projected to reach 35 million.
- According to WHO data, only 39% of countries have financial coverage for the treatment of cancer patients, and only 28% provide access to palliative care.
Among the key benefits of using hospital HTA in healthcare facilities specializing in cancer care, according to K. Kosiachenko, are:
- ensuring the effectiveness, safety and cost-effectiveness of the medical technology;
- rational resource management and the ability to prioritize financial planning;
- updating treatment methods, abandoning outdated technologies;
- achieving better clinical outcomes and improving the survival and quality of life of patients.
Ukraine already has successful experience in implementing hospital HTA at the level of specialized medical care. In 2025, a pilot project on the use of “skirted” aortic valves for the treatment of patients with aortic stenosis was completed at the M. M. Amosov National Institute of Cardiovascular Surgery. Its results confirmed increased survival, improved quality of patient treatment, and significant savings of budget funds due to reduced postoperative treatment costs and a lower burden on the healthcare facility.
