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Medical Technology in The United States: The Last Decade

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  10 March 2009

Louise B. Russell  and
Jane E. Sisk
Louise B. Russell
Affiliation:
Rutgers University
Jane E. Sisk
Affiliation:
Office of Technology Assessment
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Abstract

This paper reviews the evolution of U.S. policy toward medical technology in areas such as cost containment, regulation of devices and drugs, and third party reimbursement. In addition the authors chronicle the diffusion of major medical technologies, procedures, and organizational innovations in the United States. Finally, the article provides tentative observations on the effect of recent policy changes and concludes with some recommendations for the future.

Type
Special Section: Health Care Systems and the Diffusion of Technology, Part I
Information
International Journal of Technology Assessment in Health Care , Volume 4 , Issue 2 , April 1988 , pp. 269 - 286
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1988

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