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Sections

Author Reviewer

Section section

Reporting Paper/Report Model

Practices Review Review

Figure 7: Framework of the checklist.

The author section of the checklist aims at obtaining a comprehensive

description of the study from the author. This will not only ensure efficient reporting
practices but will also form a guiding document for the reviewer to analyze the

appropriateness of key aspects of an HTA study. Broad heads included in this checklist

are: Basic information, rationale of the study, policy relevance, study description,

study methods, reporting of model parameters, study results, discussion and

conclusion.

The reviewer section of the checklist focuses on the quality aspect of the
conducted study. The first part of this section, which is the report review, focuses on

reviewing the information given in the report or manuscript. The domains included in

this part are in concurrence with the author section: Basic information, study methods,

study results, discussion, conclusion and references.

The second part constitutes the technical aspect of reviewing the model. This

includes: basic information, model assumptions, functionality, model inputs,

calculations, uncertainty analysis, model output and model validation. The model

check and review will further improve the quality of the study in terms of technical

proficiency.

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