English, Canadian and US HTA Bodies Team Up On Unpublished Clinical Data Transparency Drive

NICE, CADTH and ICER say they have taken a step toward greater transparency of unpublished data and a tangible outcome resulting from cooperation among global health technology assessment bodies.

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NICE, CADTH and ICER want to make it clear what evidence they consider in their HTAs • Source: Shutterstock

NICE, CADTH and ICER, the health technology assessment (HTA) organizations in England, Canada and the US, have jointly decided to change the way they handle confidential information about health technologies in order to streamline processes and increase transparency.

For evaluations starting from May, NICE and CADTH will no longer routinely remove clinical data that are awaiting publication when...

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