Biomaterial Database

Improving the use of medical technology. 1982

J S Willems, and H D Banta

UI	MeSH Term	Description	Entries
D007348	Insurance, Health	Insurance providing coverage of medical, surgical, or hospital care in general or for which there is no specific heading.	Group Health Insurance,Health Insurance,Health Insurance, Voluntary,Health Insurance, Group,Health Insurances,Insurance, Group Health,Insurance, Voluntary Health,Insurances, Health,Voluntary Health Insurance
D009308	National Center for Health Care Technology, U.S.	A center in the PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE which coordinates and administers a program of research, demonstrations, and evaluations of medical technologies and assessments of health care technology.	NCHCT,National Center for Health Care Technology (U.S.),National Center for Health Care Technology,United States Nat'l Center for Health Care Technology,United States National Center for Health Care Technology
D011366	Professional Review Organizations	Organizations representing designated geographic areas which have contracts under the PRO program to review the medical necessity, appropriateness, quality, and cost-effectiveness of care received by Medicare beneficiaries. Peer Review Improvement Act, PL 97-248, 1982.	PRO Professional Review Organizations,PSRO,Peer Review Organizations,Professional Standards Review Organizations,Utilization and Quality Control Peer Review Organizations,Organizations, Peer Review,Organizations, Professional Review,Review Organizations, Professional,Organization, Peer Review,Organization, Professional Review,Peer Review Organization,Professional Review Organization
D012106	Research	Critical and exhaustive investigation or experimentation, having for its aim the discovery of new facts and their correct interpretation, the revision of accepted conclusions, theories, or laws in the light of newly discovered facts, or the practical application of such new or revised conclusions, theories, or laws. (Webster, 3d ed)	Research Priorities,Laboratory Research,Research Activities,Research and Development,Activities, Research,Activity, Research,Development and Research,Priorities, Research,Priority, Research,Research Activity,Research Priority,Research, Laboratory
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
D004501	Education, Medical	Use for general articles concerning medical education.	Medical Education
D004869	Equipment Safety	Freedom of equipment from actual or potential hazards.	Device Safety,Hazards, Equipment,Medical Device Safety,Safety, Equipment,Device Safety, Medical,Safety, Medical Device,Equipment Hazard,Equipment Hazards,Hazard, Equipment,Safety, Device
D005381	Financing, Organized	All organized methods of funding.	Community Financing,Grants,Organized Financing,Financing, Community,Grant
D006077	Government Agencies	Administrative units of government responsible for policy making and management of governmental activities.	Agencies, Government,Agency, Government,Government Agency
D006291	Health Policy	Decisions, usually developed by government policymakers, for determining present and future objectives pertaining to the health care system.	Health Care Policies,Health Policies,Healthcare Policy,National Health Policy,Care Policies, Health,Health Care Policy,Health Policy, National,Healthcare Policies,National Health Policies,Policies, Health,Policies, Health Care,Policies, Healthcare,Policy, Health,Policy, Health Care,Policy, Healthcare