High tech, low yield: doctors' use of medical innovation.
G Burke - The Journal of American Health Policy, 1994 - europepmc.org
G Burke
The Journal of American Health Policy, 1994•europepmc.orgAmerican physicians' tendency to test too much and do too much is a major force in the rapid
diffusion of medical technology. To manage medical technology humanely and responsibly,
we must establish a basis for assessing the benefits and costs that will enable us to make
rational coverage and payment decisions. We must also devise a means of holding
providers of care accountable for weighing the benefits and costs in using the technology.
diffusion of medical technology. To manage medical technology humanely and responsibly,
we must establish a basis for assessing the benefits and costs that will enable us to make
rational coverage and payment decisions. We must also devise a means of holding
providers of care accountable for weighing the benefits and costs in using the technology.
American physicians' tendency to test too much and do too much is a major force in the rapid diffusion of medical technology. To manage medical technology humanely and responsibly, we must establish a basis for assessing the benefits and costs that will enable us to make rational coverage and payment decisions. We must also devise a means of holding providers of care accountable for weighing the benefits and costs in using the technology.
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