Italy

In May 2025, the HTA body of Tuscany Regional Healthcare published seven rapid HTA reports (six new assessments and one reassessment) of medical devices in the cardiovascular, e-health, intensive care and operating room, neuromodulation, ophthalmology, and orthopedics fields.

In April 2025, the HTA body of Tuscany Regional Healthcare published six rapid HTA reports (five new assessments and one reassessment) of medical devices in the cardiovascular, peripheral vascular, endoscopy, and dermatology fields.

In February 2025, the HTA body of Tuscany Regional Healthcare published four new rapid HTA reports on medical devices used in cardiovascular, endoscopy, pulmonology, and general surgical fields.

In January 2025, the HTA body of Tuscany Regional Healthcare published four new rapid HTA reports on medical devices used in surgical procedures, ophthalmology, men’s health, and orthopedics.

In November 2024, the HTA body of the Tuscany Regional Healthcare published five rapid HTA reports (four new assessments and one reassessment) of medical devices in the cardiovascular, ophthalmology, ENT, and dermatology areas.

On November 14, 2024, the State-Regions Conference approved the Decree with the new national LEA tariffs for outpatient specialist care and prosthetic care presented by the Italian Ministry of Health. The effective date of new tariffs is December 30, 2024.

The HTA body of the Tuscany Regional Healthcare issues three types of documents: full HTA reports, rapid HTA reports, and motivational forms. With regional decree 20315 of September 9, 2024, Tuscany Regional Healthcare published two new rapid HTA reports of medical devices in the orthopedics and surgical procedures areas.

On August 7, 2024, the National Agency for Regional Health Services (AGENAS) announced a call for applications for Health Technology Assessment (HTA) for robotic surgery systems with intended use in the following surgical specialties: general surgery, gynecology and obstetrics, and urology, as part of the 2023-2025 National Health Technology Assessment Program for Medical Devices.

The HTA body of the Tuscany Regional Healthcare issues three types of documents: full HTA reports, rapid HTA reports, and motivational forms. With regional decree 16951 of July 22, 2024, Tuscany Regional Healthcare published five new assessments and two reassessments of medical devices in the cardiovascular, peripheral vascular, surgical procedures, and obstetrics and gynecology areas.

The HTA body of the Tuscany Regional Healthcare issues three types of documents: full HTA reports, rapid HTA reports, and motivational forms. With regional decree 13540 of June 18, 2024, Tuscany Regional Healthcare published two new assessments and two reassessments of medical devices in the endoscopy, peripheral vascular, and ICU/OR areas.

On June 10, 2024, the National Agency for Regional Health Services (AGENAS) announced an online public consultation on the draft of the “Guidelines on the Evolutionary Pathway of Medical Systems for Telemonitoring”.

The HTA body of the Tuscany Regional Healthcare issues three types of documents: full HTA reports, rapid HTA reports, and motivational forms. With regional decree 8521 of April 19, 2024, Tuscany Regional Healthcare published three reassessments of medical devices in the cardiovascular, peripheral vascular, and e-health areas.