Guidance on using real-world evidence from Western Europe in Central and Eastern European health policy decision making

Bertalan Németh, Maria Kamusheva, Zornitsa Mitkova, Zsuzsanna Ida Petykó, Antal Zemplényi, Maria Dimitrova, Konstantin Tachkov, László Balkányi, Marcin Czech, Dalia Dawoud, Wim Goettsch, Rok Hren, Saskia Knies, László Lorenzovici, Zorana Maravic, Oresta Piniazhko, Spela Zerovnik, Zoltán Kaló

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Abstract

Aim: Real-world data and real-world evidence (RWE) are becoming more important for healthcare decision making and health technology assessment. We aimed to propose solutions to overcome barriers preventing Central and Eastern European (CEE) countries from using RWE generated in Western Europe. Materials & methods: To achieve this, following a scoping review and a webinar, the most important barriers were selected through a survey. A workshop was held with CEE experts to discuss proposed solutions. Results: Based on survey results, we selected the nine most important barriers. Multiple solutions were proposed, for example, the need for a European consensus, and building trust in using RWE. Conclusion: Through collaboration with regional stakeholders, we proposed a list of solutions to overcome barriers on transferring RWE from Western Europe to CEE countries. Plain language summary: Collecting real-world data and generating real-world evidence from it is becoming more important for making better decisions in healthcare. We investigated the main barriers which prevent using real-world evidence in Central and Eastern Europe, originally generated in Western Europe. After identifying the nine most important barrier, with the help of local experts we proposed solutions to overcome those barriers. Several possible solutions were proposed, many of them highlighting the need for a European consensus on these matters and building trust in new methods. Our results can hopefully serve as a guidance document to help overcome the barriers. Tweetable abstract: Research investigating ways to overcome barriers preventing Central and Eastern European countries from using Western European real-world evidence for healthcare decision making, using a multi-methods approach to create a list of solutions in collaboration with local stakeholders.

Original languageEnglish
Article numbere220157
Number of pages10
JournalJournal of Comparative Effectiveness Research
Volume12
Issue number4
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Apr 2023

Bibliographical note

Funding Information:
The HTx project has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation program under grant agreement no. 825162. This dissemination reflects only the author’s view and the Commission is not responsible for any use that may be made of the information it contains. The views expressed are those of the authors and not their employing institutions. The authors have no other relevant affiliations or financial involvement with any organization or entity with a financial interest in or financial conflict with the subject matter or materials discussed in the manuscript apart from those disclosed. No writing assistance was utilized in the production of this manuscript.

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Keywords

  • Central and Eastern Europe
  • guidance
  • health technology assessment
  • real-world evidence
  • transferability

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