Assеssing Mеdicаl Tеchnologiеs
Publisher: Nаtionаl Αcаdеmiеs Prеss
Number of Pages: 592
Published: 1985-01-01
List price: $49.95
New drugs, new devices, improved surgical techniques, and innovative diagnostic procedures and equipment emerge rapidly. But development of these technologies has outpaced evaluation of their safety, efficacy, cost-effectiveness, and ethical and social consequences. This volume, which is "strongly recommended" by "The New England Journal of Medicine" "to all those interested in the future of the practice of medicine," examines how new discoveries can be translated into better care, and how the current system’s inefficiencies prevent effective health care delivery. In addition, the book o...