Managed Care and the Evaluation and Adoption of Emerging Medical Technologies

by Ridgely/Taylor/Meili Garber, Steven Garber, Roger S. Taylor, et al.

New medical technologies--pharmaceuticals, medical devices, and procedures--often allow great improvements in the outcomes of medical care, but they are also widely believed to be a major cause of increasing costs. Selective adoption of new technologies is crucial in the quest to control health care costs while preserving or enhancing the quality o

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0833028316
• ISBN13: 9780833028310
• Release Date: April 2000
• Publisher: RAND Corporation
• Length: 70 Pages
• Weight: 0.29 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.2" x 6.0" x 9.0"