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Acquiring Advanced Technology: Decision-making Strategies at Twelve Medical Centers

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  10 March 2009

Saul N. Weingart
Saul N. Weingart
Affiliation:
University of Rochester Medical Center
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Abstract

This study describes decision making regarding the acquisition of technology in 12 major medical centers. The financial impact of a project was the most widely cited criterion of decision, but financial considerations were less important than either the impact of a technology on the quality of clinical care or its contribution to teaching and research. Rarely were criteria set out explicitly or in advance. Although exemplary models exist, the technology assessment process at most institutions is described as “political,” “informal,” or “ad hoc.”

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General Essays
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International Journal of Technology Assessment in Health Care , Volume 9 , Issue 4 , Fall 1993 , pp. 530 - 538
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1993

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