Refers to the the SYSTEMATIC EVALUATION of properties, effects, and/or impacts of health-related technology which utilizes a multidisciplinary process to evaluate the clinical, economic, organizational social, and ethical issues of a health intervention or health technology - WHO application of organized knowledge and skills to solve a health problem and improve quality of life. main purpose is to inform policymaking for technology in health care may address the direct, intended, indirect, & unintended consequences of technologies conducted by interdisciplinary groups using explicit analytical frameworks