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Health Care Technology Assessment: Implications for Modern Medical Practice. Part I. Understanding Technology Adoption and Analyses
Am J Orthop. 2007 January;36(1):11-14
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Read G. Pierce, MD, Kevin J. Bozic, MBA, MD, Bruce Lee Hall, MBA, MD, PhD, and James Breivis, MD
Dr. Pierce is Intern, Internal Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts.
Dr. Bozic is Assistant Professor in Residence, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of California, San Francisco.
Dr. Hall is Assistant Professor, Division of General Surgery, Cancer and Endocrine Surgery Section, School of Medicine, Washington University, St. Louis, Missouri.
Dr. Breivis is Assistant Physician in Chief, Retired, Kaiser Permanente Medical Center, San Francisco, California.
In the modern era of rapidly rising medical costs, health care technology assessment—multidisciplinary evaluation of clinical and economic aspects of technology—has assumed an increasingly important role in health policy and clinical decision-making. This review examines health care technology adoption, its impact on medical and surgical practice, and recent trends in health care technology assessment. Part I discusses the difficult challenges posed by assessment and provides a guide to the methodologies used.