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Technology assessment in health care: the U.S. perspective. 1988

S Perry

Formal programs in medical technology assessment in the United States have become increasingly prominent in health care during the last 10 years in large part stimulated by remarkable technologic innovation, expansion in medical knowledge and increasing health care expenditures. The establishment of the Consensus Development Program of the National Institutes of Health initiated a decade of activities in technology assessment in both the public and private sectors and it was intensified by efforts to contain expenditures, particularly the Prospective Payment System. However, in spite of the wide range of evaluation activities, deficiencies remain which will have to be remedied if medical and policy decisions regarding technologies are to be made on sound bases.

UI	MeSH Term	Description	Entries
D007391	International Cooperation	The interaction of persons or groups of persons representing various nations in the pursuit of a common goal or interest.	Foreign Aid,Treaties,Aid, Foreign,Cooperation, International,Treaty
D009938	Organizations	Groups of people working together in a structured manner to pursue common goals and objectives.	Non-Governmental Organizations,Nongovernmental Organizations,Organizations, Nongovernmental,Non Governmental Organizations,Non-Governmental Organization,Nongovernmental Organization,Organization,Organization, Non-Governmental,Organization, Nongovernmental,Organizations, Non-Governmental
D004059	Diffusion of Innovation	The broad dissemination of new ideas, procedures, techniques, materials, and devices and the degree to which these are accepted and used.	Innovation Diffusion,Diffusion, Innovation
D006077	Government Agencies	Administrative units of government responsible for policy making and management of governmental activities.	Agencies, Government,Agency, Government,Government Agency
D006761	Hospitals	Institutions with an organized medical staff which provide medical care to patients.	Hospital
D012955	Societies, Medical	Societies whose membership is limited to physicians.	Medical Societies,Medical Society,Society, Medical
D013673	Technology Assessment, Biomedical	Evaluation of biomedical technology in relation to cost, efficacy, utilization, etc., and its future impact on social, ethical, and legal systems.	Assessment, Biomedical Technology,Assessment, Technology,Biomedical Technology Assessment,Technology Assessment,Technology Assessment, Health,Assessment, Health Technology,Assessments, Biomedical Technology,Assessments, Health Technology,Assessments, Technology,Biomedical Technology Assessments,Health Technology Assessment,Health Technology Assessments,Technology Assessments,Technology Assessments, Biomedical,Technology Assessments, Health
D014481	United States	A country in NORTH AMERICA between CANADA and MEXICO.