Kerman University of Medical Sciences International Journal of Health Policy and Management 2322-5939 9 7 2020 07 01 Transforming Disciplinary Traditions; Comment on “Problems and Promises of Health Technologies: The Role of Early Health Economic Modeling” 309 311 3711 10.15171/ijhpm.2019.130 EN Pascale Lehoux Department of Health Management, Evaluation and Policy, Institute of Public Health Research, University of Montreal, Montreal, QC, Canada Hudson Silva Institute of Public Health Research, University of Montreal, Montreal, QC, Canada 0000-0001-7507-0917 Journal Article 2019 10 24 <span class="fontstyle0">Grutters et al show that economic assessments can inform the development of new health technologies at an early stage. This is an important contribution to health services and policy research, which implies a “shift away” from the more traditional forms of academic health economic modeling. Because transforming established disciplinary traditions is both valuable and demanding, we invite scholars to further the discussion on how the value of health innovations should be appraised in view of today’s societal challenges.</span> https://www.ijhpm.com/article_3711_c19314a0686d7d8586e79d396e823ae2.pdf