Medical technology assessment directory : a pilot reference to organizations, assessments, and information resources / Clifford Goodman, editor ; Council on Health Care Technology, Institute of Medicine.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Goodman, Clifford.

Council on Health Care Technology (Institute of Medicine). Information Panel.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Medical technology--United States--Directories.

Medical technology.

Medical technology--Directories.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (712 p.)

Place of Publication:

Washington, D.C. : National Academy Press, 1988.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

For the first time, a single reference identifies medical technology assessment programs. A valuable guide to the field, this directory contains more than 60 profiles of programs that conduct and report on medical technology assessments. Each profile includes a listing of report citations for that program, and all the reports are indexed under major subject headings. Also included is a cross-listing of technology assessment report citations arranged by type of technology headings, brief descriptions of approximately 70 information sources of potential interest to technology assessors, and addresses and descriptions of 70 organizations with memberships, activities, publications, and other functions relevant to the medical technology assessment community.

Contents:

""Medical Technology Assessment Directory""; ""Copyright""; ""ACKNOWLEDGMENTS""; ""FOREWORD""; ""REFERENCES""; ""PREFACE""; ""CONTENTS""; ""INTRODUCTION""; ""PURPOSE OF THE DIRECTORY""; ""GRAY LITERATURE FOR ASSESSMENT""; ""MAJOR PARTS OF THE DIRECTORY""; ""SCOPE AND LIMITATIONS""; ""COMPILATION OF THE DIRECTORY""; ""PLANS OF THE INFORMATION PANEL""; ""Ties with the National Library of Medicine""; ""International Ties""; ""GUIDE TO DIRECTORY'S CONTENTS""; ""PART 1: ASSESSMENT PROGRAM PROFILES AND REPORT CITATIONS""; ""Profiles and Citations""; ""Index to Report Citations""

""PART 2: ASSESSMENT REPORT CITATIONS LISTED BY TECHNOLOGY""""Technology Thesaurus""; ""Assessment Report Citations by Technology""; ""PART 3: INFORMATION AND DATA RESOURCES""; ""PART 4: ORGANIZATIONAL RESOURCES""; ""PART 5: INDEX TO ORGANIZATIONS""; ""WAYS TO USE THE DIRECTORY""; ""DO YOU WANT TO SEE IF AN ORGANIZATION IS LISTED, OR WHAT IT DOES?""; ""DO YOU WANT TO FIND ASSESSMENT REPORTS ON A SPECIFIC TECHNOLOGY?""; ""YOU MAY BE INTERESTED IN REPORTS THAT HAVE TITLES REFERRING TO TECHNOLOGY TERMS THAT ARE BROADER OR NARROWER THAN THE ONE...""

""DO YOU WANT TO FIND REPORTS INDEXED BY NON-TECHNOLOGY TERMS SUCH AS COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS, PARTICULAR DISEASES, OR OTHER...""""DO YOU WANT TO FIND REPORTS THAT ADDRESS MORE THAN ONE SUBJECT?""; ""DO YOU WANT TO OBTAIN A TECHNOLOGY ASSESSMENT REPORT?""; ""DO YOU WANT TO GET IN TOUCH WITH AN ORGANIZATION THAT DEALS WITH A CERTAIN TOPIC?""; ""GLOSSARY OF ACRONYMS""; ""PART 1 ASSESSMENT PROGRAM PROFILES AND REPORT CITATIONS""; ""AMERICAN ACADEMY OF NEUROLOGY PRACTICE COMMITTEE""; ""Completed Reports""; ""AMERICAN ACADEMY OF OPHTHALMOLOGY OPHTHALMIC PROCEDURES ASSESSMENT PROGRAM""

""Completed Reports""""AMERICAN ACADEMY OF PEDIATRICS""; ""Completed Reports""; ""AMERICAN COLLEGE OF CARDIOLOGY/AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION TASK FORCE ON ASSESSMENT OF DIAGNOSTIC AND THERAPEUTIC...""; ""Completed Reports""; ""Ongoing Assessments""; ""AMERICAN COLLEGE OF OBSTETRICIANS AND GYNECOLOGISTS COMMITTEE OPINIONS""; ""Completed Reports""; ""AMERICAN COLLEGE OF OBSTETRICIANS AND GYNECOLOGISTS COMMITTEE ON TECHNICAL BULLETINS""; ""Completed Reports""; ""AMERICAN COLLEGE OF PHYSICIANS CLINICAL EFFICACY ASSESSMENT PROJECT""; ""Completed Reports""

""AMERICAN COLLEGE OF RADIOLOGY TASK FORCE ON BREAST CANCER""""Completed Reports""; ""AMERICAN DENTAL ASSOCIATION COUNCIL ON DENTAL MATERIALS, INSTRUMENTS, AND EQUIPMENT""; ""Completed Reports""; ""AMERICAN DENTAL ASSOCIATION COUNCIL ON DENTAL THERAPEUTICS""; ""Completed Reports""; ""AMERICAN DIABETES ASSOCIATION""; ""Completed Reports""; ""AMERICAN GASTROENTEROLOGICAL ASSOCIATION PATIENT CARE COMMITTEE""; ""Completed Reports""; ""Ongoing Assessments""; ""AMERICAN HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION HOSPITAL TECHNOLOGY SERIES PROGRAM""; ""Completed Reports""

""AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION COUNCIL ON SCIENTIFIC AFFAIRS""

Notes:

Prepared by the Council on Health Care Technology's Information Panel.

Includes bibliographies and indexes.

ISBN:

9786610214921

9781280214929

1280214929

9780309557726

0309557720

9780585144511

0585144516