Purchasing Medical Innovation: The Right Technology, for the Right Patient, at the Right Price

by James C. Robinson

Book Overview

Innovation in medical technology generates a remarkable supply of new drugs, devices, and diagnostics that improve health, reduce risks, and extend life. But these technologies are too often used on the wrong patient, in the wrong setting, or at an unaffordable price. The only way to moderate the growth in health care costs without undermining the dynamic of medical innovation is to improve the process of assessing, pricing, prescribing, and using...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0520281667
• ISBN13: 9780520281660
• Release Date: March 2015
• Publisher: University of California Press
• Length: 184 Pages
• Weight: 0.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.8" x 8.2"