Health technologies and decision making.

Format:

Book

Government document

Author/Creator:

Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.

Series:

The OECD Health Project, 19901291.

OECD health project

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Medical policy--OECD countries.

Medical policy.

Medical technology--OECD countries--Evaluation.

Medical technology.

Evidence-based medicine--OECD countries.

Evidence-based medicine.

Health services administration--OECD countries.

Health services administration.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (155 p.)

Other Title:

French title on t.p. verso: Projet de l'OCDE sur la sante : technologies de la sante et prise de decision

Place of Publication:

Paris : Organisation for Economic Co-Operation and Development, c2005.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Health technology has the tremendous potential to change our understanding of disease, transform the delivery of health-care services, and improve health outcomes. But using such technology comes at a price. Health Technologies and Decision Making analyses the barriers to, and facilitators of, evidence-based decision making in OECD health-care systems. It examines how countries can successfully manage the opportunities and challenges arising from health-related technology by optimising decision-making processes, recognising the value of innovation, dealing with uncertainty, and producing and co-ordinating health technology assessment. The book also considers the capacity of health systems to respond to the particular challenges of fast-developing health-related biotechnologies.

Contents:

CONTENTS; EXECUTIVE SUMMARY; CHAPTER 1. INTRODUCTION; CHAPTER 2. INNOVATION AND INTEGRATION OF HEALTH TECHNOLGIES: A REVIEW OF THE ISSUES AND LITERATURE; CHAPTER 3. THE PRODUCTION OF HEALTH TECHNOLOGY ASSESSMENT: AN ANALYSIS OF SURVEY RESULTS; CHAPTER 4. DECISION MAKING AND IMPLEMENTATION: AN ANALYSIS OF SURVEY RESULTS; CHAPTER 5. THE USE OF HEALTH TECHNOLOGY ASSESSMENT IN THE HEALTH-CARE SYSTEM: LESSONS FROM THREE OECD COUNTRIES; CHAPTER 6. HEALTH-CARE EVALUATION: ISSUES IN TRANSFERABILITY; CHAPTER 7. MANAGING DECISION MAKING UNDER UNCERTAINTY: PERSPECTVIES FROM A CENTRAL ADMINISTRATOR

CHAPTER 8. POLICY DECISION MAKING IN THE FIELD OF BIOMEDICINECHAPTER 9. CONCLUSIONS; ANNEX 1. PARTICIPANTS IN THE MEETINGS ON HEALTH-RELATED TECHNOLOGIES; ANNEX 2. ""SEIZING THE OPPORTUNITIES AND MEETING THE CHALLENGES OF NEW AND EMERGING HEALTH TECHNOLOGIES"": WORKSHOP PROGRAMME; ANNEX 3. SUMMARY OF SURVEY QUESTIONS

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references.

ISBN:

1-280-35756-8

9786610357567

92-64-01622-8

OCLC:

700919008