Health Care Technology and Its Assessment - An International Perspective

In a technological society, with increasing dependence on technology, concerns are natural. Health care technology is associated with a number of these concerns, including whether it is beneficial, too costly, or associated with unacceptable social costs. An important method for evaluating health care technology and its implications is technology assessment, and a growing number of countries are now using this technique in health care as a help to policy-makers,
clinicians, and patients in making difficult choices.

Summary

This volume examines the method of technology assessment for evaluating health care technology and its implications. A growing number of countries are now using this technique in health care as a help to policy-makers, clinicians and patients in making difficult choices.

Additional text

'The newcomer to health technology issues would find much of value in this section which would provide a good start for further investigation.'
Dr. D. Hailey, Australian Institute of Health and Welfare, Canberra, Health Policy 27 (1994)

Product details

• Authors: H. David Banta, H. David (Senior Researcher Banta, Banta H. David, Bryan R. Luce, Bryan R. (Director Luce, Luce Bryan R.
• Publisher: Oxford Academic
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 19.08.1993
• EAN: 9780192622976
• ISBN: 978-0-19-262297-6
• Dimensions: 163 mm x 236 mm x 27 mm
• Weight: 712 g
• Illustrations: line drawings, tables
• Series: Oxford Medical Publications
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > General and comparative linguistics; Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Medicine; SOCIAL SCIENCE / Human Services, MEDICAL / Instruments & Supplies, TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING / Emergency Management, Emergency Services, Medical equipment & techniques, Medical equipment and techniques