Purchasing medical innovation
Subtitle: the right technology, for the right patient, at the right price
By: James C. Robinson
Published: 2015
Language: eng
Number of pages: 172
ISBN-13: 9780520281660
Subjects: Health insurance; Health care reform; Medical technology; Medical care; Medical innovations; Cost control; Cost of Medical care
Description: "Innovation in medical technology drives improvement in the quality of health care but also the unsustainable increase in costs. This book analyzes methods of technology regulation, insurance, payment, pricing, and use, and highlights ways in which they should be reformed. The goal is to improve the value of drugs, devices, and other innovative technologies to achieve better performance at lower cost."--Provided by publisher.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Regulatory access to the market; title: Insurance coverage and reimbursement; title: Methods of payment for medical technology; title: The hospital as purchaser; title: Organizational capabilities and technology purchasing; title: The patient as purchaser; title: Implications for the medical technology industry.