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Health technology assessment is an evidence-based(A)/ process that allow competent authorities to determine(B)/ the relative effectiveness of new or existing technologies (C)./ It focuses specifically on the added value of a health technology in comparison with other new or existing health technologies. Thanks to health technology assessment, national health authorities can take informed decisions on the pricing or reimbursement of health technologies. When member states carry out joint scientific consultations they exchange information with health technology developers on their development plans for a given health technology. The goal of this collaboration is to facilitate the generation of evidence - by the developers - likely to meet the evidence requirements of a subsequent joint clinical assessment. Health technologies include medicinal products, medical devices (for example pacemakers, dialysis equipment or infusion pumps) or medical and surgical procedures, as well as measures for disease prevention, diagnosis or treatment used in healthcare.