Transferability of real-world evidence methods and patient engagement practices in health technology assessment from Western to Central and Eastern European countries: an interview with Bertalan Németh

Health care decision making and reimbursement in Europe is undergoing a transformation, with many initiatives underway to ensure the vast amounts of real-world data (RWD) and resulting real-world evidence (RWE) are robust, fit-for-purpose and widely applicable. One of these initiatives is HTx, a Horizon 2020 project focused on the creation of a framework for next generation health technology assessment (HTA). In this interview, Bertalan Németh of the Syreon Research Institute, Hungary discusses the ‘Transferability and dissemination’ work package from HTx, which has been tasked with understanding the transferability of knowledge and methods gained to Central and Eastern European countries, developing...