Health Care Technology and Its Assessment - An International Perspective (Hardcover)

Since 1945, a broad array of health care technologies have come into use, including antibiotics, anti-hypertensive drugs, oral diuretics, oral contraceptives, psycho-pharmaceuticals, corticosteroids, vaccines, open-heart surgery, genetics screening, automated clinical laboratories, renal dialysis, and cardiac pacemakers. Unquestionably, these technologies have brought benefits to millions. However, as costs of health care have risen rapidly, governments have increasingly singled out expensive technology as the culprit. The result has been changes in the methods of paying for health care in most countries to control cost rises. This has led to a slowing of technological change in some countries and increasing necessities to choose in all countries. This timely work describes how technology assessment critically evaluates the benefits, costs, and social implications of technology. The book presents an international perspective on health care technology's development and diffusion, and explains how health care technology can enlighten difficult choices faced by policy-makers, clinicians, and patients.

General

Imprint:	Oxford UniversityPress
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	August 1993
Authors:	H. David Banta (Senior Researcher, Netherlands Organization for Applied Scientific Research) • Bryan R. Luce (Director, Battelle Human Affairs Research Centers)
Dimensions:	236 x 163 x 27mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	376
ISBN-13:	978-0-19-262297-6
Categories:	Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Emergency services > General Books > Medicine > General issues > Medical equipment & techniques > General
LSN:	0-19-262297-8
Barcode:	9780192622976

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