Medical innovation and the critical role of health technology assessment.

Autor: Perry, Seymour, Thamer, Mae, Perry, S, Thamer, M
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Zdroj: JAMA: Journal of the American Medical Association; 11/17/99, Vol. 282 Issue 19, p1869-1872, 4p
Abstrakt: Analyzes the role of health technology assessment (HTA) in medical care. HTA as the evaluation of medical technology for evidence of safety, efficacy, cost and legal implications; Elimination of the Congressional Office of Technological Assessment (OTA) and the National Center for Health Care Technology (NCHCT) in the United States; Suggested creation of an HTA as a US government agency.
Databáze: Complementary Index