TY - JOUR
T1 - Chapters in medical management - The crucial encounter between technology and medicine
AU - Siebzehner, Miriam Ines
AU - Lavon, Elza
AU - Shemer, Joshua
PY - 2008/7
Y1 - 2008/7
N2 - The technological revolution has characterized the past fifty years of medical care. Innovations in health services have dramatically improved patients' quality of life and longevity while reducing the rate of hospitalization and enhancing productivity. Nevertheless, it is clear that modern technological advances both represent and claim a large portion of current health expenditures. This article presents an historical review of the advances in health services in the USA and Israel, and the unique contribution of medical technology (MT) in determining the supply and demand in the health systems. It will outline the factors that influence the processes of health technology assessment and decision-making in allocating the appropriate utilization of MT in an era of limited resources.
AB - The technological revolution has characterized the past fifty years of medical care. Innovations in health services have dramatically improved patients' quality of life and longevity while reducing the rate of hospitalization and enhancing productivity. Nevertheless, it is clear that modern technological advances both represent and claim a large portion of current health expenditures. This article presents an historical review of the advances in health services in the USA and Israel, and the unique contribution of medical technology (MT) in determining the supply and demand in the health systems. It will outline the factors that influence the processes of health technology assessment and decision-making in allocating the appropriate utilization of MT in an era of limited resources.
KW - Cost-effectiveness analysis
KW - History of health services
KW - Management of health services
KW - Medical technology
KW - Medical technology assessment
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AN - SCOPUS:53849124358
SN - 0017-7768
VL - 147
SP - 643
EP - 648
JO - Harefuah
JF - Harefuah
IS - 7
ER -