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