DocumentCode
897847
Title
Measuring the cost of health care technologies
Author
Smith, Vincent H. ; Bronzino, Joseph D.
Author_Institution
Dept. of Econ., Montana State Univ., MT, USA
Volume
12
Issue
2
fYear
1993
fDate
6/1/1993 12:00:00 AM
Firstpage
34
Lastpage
37
Abstract
Currently used methods for estimating the contribution of technical innovations to health care costs are discussed. It is argued that these methods are unhelpful and imprecise in developing disaggregated estimates of the costs of different types of technologies. What is required is a careful attempt to measure the effects of innovations in hardware and software technology on health care costs.<>
Keywords
biomedical engineering; costing; disaggregated estimates; hardware technology; health care costs; software technology; technical innovations; Biomedical engineering; Costs; Drugs; Economic indicators; Explosions; Hardware; Hospitals; Insurance; Medical services; Technological innovation;
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
Engineering in Medicine and Biology Magazine, IEEE
Publisher
ieee
ISSN
0739-5175
Type
jour
DOI
10.1109/51.215043
Filename
215043
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