A Study Of Technology Assessment

Author : Institute of Medicine,Division of Health Promotion and Disease Prevention,Division of Health Sciences Policy,Committee for Evaluating Medical Technologies in Clinical Use
Publisher : National Academies Press
Page : 592 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 1985-02-01
Category : Medical
ISBN : 9780309035835

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Assessing Medical Technologies by Institute of Medicine,Division of Health Promotion and Disease Prevention,Division of Health Sciences Policy,Committee for Evaluating Medical Technologies in Clinical Use Pdf

New drugs, new devices, improved surgical techniques, and innovative diagnostic procedures and equipment emerge rapidly. But development of these technologies has outpaced evaluation of their safety, efficacy, cost-effectiveness, and ethical and social consequences. This volume, which is "strongly recommended" by The New England Journal of Medicine "to all those interested in the future of the practice of medicine," examines how new discoveries can be translated into better care, and how the current system's inefficiencies prevent effective health care delivery. In addition, the book offers detailed profiles of 20 organizations currently involved in medical technology assessment, and proposes ways to organize U.S. efforts and create a coordinated national system for evaluating new medical treatments and technology.

Author : Armin Grunwald
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 298 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 2018-11-08
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9780429809699

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Technology Assessment in Practice and Theory by Armin Grunwald Pdf

Technological advance affects almost all areas of human life. Rapid digitization, increased mobility, new biotechnologies, and nanotechnology deeply influence, amongst others, industrial production, entertainment, work, military affairs, and individual life. Besides overwhelmingly positive effects on wealth, comfort, innovation, and development, this also raises questions of unintended effects, of tensions with democracy, of the role of citizens, and of its sustainability facing environmental issues. Tools and procedures are needed to cope with this challenging situation. Technology assessment (TA) has been developed more than fifty years ago to enable science, the economy, and society to harvest the potential of new technology to the maximum extent possible and to deal responsibly with possible adverse effects. It was developed more than 50 years ago in the U.S. Congress and has diversified considerably in the meantime. Parliamentary TA in many European states and at the international level, participatory TA at the local and regional levels worldwide, and TA as part of engineering processes are the most relevant fields today. Technology assessment is a growing field of interdisciplinary research and scientific policy advice. This volume (a) gives an overview of motivations of TA, its history and its current practices, (b) develops a fresh theoretical perspective on TA rooted in social theory and philosophy, and (c) draws conclusions from the theoretical perspective for the further development of TA’s practices. It provides the first comprehensive view on the growing field of TA at the international level.

Author : Laura Sampietro-Colom,Janet Martin
Publisher : Springer
Page : 397 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 2017-01-23
Category : Medical
ISBN : 9783319392059

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Hospital-Based Health Technology Assessment by Laura Sampietro-Colom,Janet Martin Pdf

A timely work describing how localized hospital-based health technology assessment (HB-HTA) complements general, ‘arms-length’ HTA agency efforts, and what has been the collective global impact of HB-HTA across the globe. While HB-HTA has gained significant momentum over the past few years, expertise in the field, and information on the operation and organization of HB-HTA, has been scattered. This book serves to bring this information together to inform those who are currently working in the field of HTA at the hospital, regional, national or global level. In addition, this book is intended for decision-makers and policy-makers with a stake in determining the uptake and decommissioning of new and established technologies in the hospital setting. HTA has traditionally been performed at the National/Regional level by HTA Agencies, typically linked to governments. Yet hospitals are the main entry door for most health technologies (HTs). Hospital decision-makers must undertake multiple high stakes investment and disinvestment decisions annually for innovative HTs, usually without adequate information. Despite the existence of arms-length HTA Agencies, inadequate information is available to hospital decision-makers either because relevant HTA reports are not yet released at the time of entry of new technologies to the field, or because even when the report exists, the information contained is insufficient to clarify the contextualized informational needs of hospital decision makers. Therefore, there has recently been a rising trend toward hospital-based HTA units and programs. These units/programs complement the work of National/Regional HTA Agencies by providing the key and relevant evidence needed by hospital decision makers in their specific hospital context, and within required decision-making timelines. The emergence of HB-HTA is creating a comprehensive HTA ecosystem across health care levels, which creates better bridges for knowledge translation through relevance and timeliness.

Author : Marcial Velasco Garrido
Publisher : WHO Regional Office Europe
Page : 198 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 2008
Category : Medical
ISBN : 9789289042932

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Health Technology Assessment and Health Policy-making in Europe by Marcial Velasco Garrido Pdf

New technologies with the potential to improve the health of populations are continuously being introduced. But not every technological development results in clear health gains. Health technology assessment provides evidence-based information on the coverage and usage of health technologies, enabling them to be evaluated properly and applied to health care efficaciously, promoting the most effective ones while also taking into account organizational, societal and ethical issues. This book reviews the relationship between health technology assessment and policy-making, and examines how to increase the contribution such research makes to policy- and decision-making processes. By communicating the value and potential of health technology assessment to a wider audience, both within and beyond decision-making and health care management, it aims ultimately to contribute to improve the health status of the population through the delivery of optimum health services.

Author : National Research Council,Policy and Global Affairs,Office of International Affairs,Committee on Japan
Publisher : National Academies Press
Page : 244 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 1992-02-01
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9780309047807

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Japan's Growing Technological Capability by National Research Council,Policy and Global Affairs,Office of International Affairs,Committee on Japan Pdf

The perspectives of technologists, economists, and policymakers are brought together in this volume. It includes chapters dealing with approaches to assessment of technology leadership in the United States and Japan, an evaluation of future impacts of eroding U.S. technological preeminence, an analysis of the changing nature of technology-based global competition, and a discussion of policy options for the United States.

Author : Ernest Braun
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 173 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 2005-06-23
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781134671472

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Technology in Context by Ernest Braun Pdf

Most managers know very little about the technology they introduce into their firms, often preferring to leave such decisions to a small band of technological 'experts'. As a result large amounts of time and money are often wasted on inappropriate and inefficient systems. The cost of retraining and reorganising can also be prohibitive if the new technology does not deliver the desired results. In a business environment where technology is of increasing importance, the non-technical manager cannot afford to remain in the dark. Technology in Context provides a toolkit of approaches to this difficult subject. Subjects covered include: * the fundamental concepts required for the management of technology * the gathering of information in a firm to support strategic decisions on technology * technology assessment in the public domain * the wider social implications of technology * problems associated with technology, from the danger of environmental degradation to employment and skills.

Author : John Grin,Armin Grunwald
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 194 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 2012-12-06
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9783642597022

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Vision Assessment: Shaping Technology in 21st Century Society by John Grin,Armin Grunwald Pdf

One way to shape technology and its embedding in society in the 21st century is through the visions that guide their development, especially concerning the long-term societal perspective. A critical discussion and assessment of these visions is a prerequisite for influencing the course of development. Technology assessment, therefore, has to provide a methodological repertoire for assessing and constructing visions, taking into account the requirements for long-term orientation as well as the need for public legitimation. This volume draws upon insights from technology assessment, political sciences, epistemology, sociology and ethics. It is to contribute to the recent literature in on "shaping technology", taking into account the "co-evolution of technology and society". It connects to that technology assessment literature that emphasises TA's pro-active role and its contribution to political judgement.

Author : United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Rules and Administration. Subcommittee on Computer Services
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 112 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 1972
Category : Technology assessment
ISBN : SRLF:A0000425843

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Technology Assessment for the Congress by United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Rules and Administration. Subcommittee on Computer Services Pdf

Technology assessment -- Legislative history of proposals for an office of technology assessment -- The technology assessment movement -- The technology assessment act of 1972 (P.L. 92-484) -- Operational concepts for implementing technology assessment -- On methodology for TA.

Author : Mitre Corporation
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 54 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 1971
Category : Technology assessment
ISBN : UIUC:30112048956582

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A Technology Assessment Methodology: Project summary, by M. V. Jones by Mitre Corporation Pdf

Author : Michael Russell
Publisher : IAP
Page : 261 pages
File Size : 54,8 Mb
Release : 2006-02-01
Category : Education
ISBN : 9781607525110

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Technology and Assessment by Michael Russell Pdf

Together, the words technology and assess-ment have different meaning for different people. Those who work with educational or instructional technology take these words to mean assessing the impacts of technology on teaching and learning. Test developers and psychometricians, however, consider ways in which computer-based technologies can be used to enhance current approaches to student assessment. This book examines technology and assessment from both perspectives by examining past, current and promising methodol-ogies and applications in both fields. The influences instructional uses of technology and the increasing reliance on testing to gauge student and school performance have on one another are also explored. The book concludes by describing an organizational structure that could bring instructional applications of technology and assessment practices into closer alignment.

Author : M. Decker
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 248 pages
File Size : 48,5 Mb
Release : 2001
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 3540427929

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Interdisciplinarity in Technology Assessment by M. Decker Pdf

Technology Assessment processes can be taken as a paradigm for interdisciplinary research. It is expected that interdisciplinary Technology Assessment is able to find solutions for actual sociopolitical problems that go beyond those expectable from one individual scientific discipline alone. The common notion that for tasks like this different disciplinary perspectives should be brought together confronts the fact that there is no common notion on how interdisciplinary research should be done. In the present volume of the series "Wissenschaftsethik und Technikfolgenbeurteilung" European experts of Technology Assessment present their perspectives on interdisciplinary research. They focus on methodology, policy consulting, and participation of stakeholders, laypersons and citizens or present concrete case studies concerning climate change and health care. Each contribution is commented by an other scientist. The result is a discussion-like examination of the connection between interdisciplinarity and the main subjects of Technology Assessment. This makes the book worth reading not only for experts in interdisciplinary research and policy consulting, but also for those who are interested in the ongoing discussion about methodology in European Technology Assessment.

Author : United States. Congress. House. Committee on Science and Technology. Subcommittee on Science, Research, and Technology
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 750 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 1978
Category : Technology assessment
ISBN : STANFORD:36105119652712

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Review of the Technology Assessment Act by United States. Congress. House. Committee on Science and Technology. Subcommittee on Science, Research, and Technology Pdf

Author : Arie Rip,Thomas J. Misa,Johan Schot
Publisher : Burns & Oates
Page : 384 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 1995
Category : Social Science
ISBN : UOM:39015034252273

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Managing Technology in Society by Arie Rip,Thomas J. Misa,Johan Schot Pdf

"A fateful conceptual gap separates the policy makers and managers charged with promoting technology, and the risk and technology assessors responsible for controlling it. This hampers the effective use of many new technologies, and prevents the development of others. The strategy of constructive technology assessment (CTA) addresses this gap through facilitating societal learning processes, and proposing a shared responsibility for the promotion and control of new technologies." "Combining analysis of both cases and concepts, Managing Technology in Society confronts the underdevelopment of innovative potential for achieving goals of wealth, sustainability and safety. Factors that block change, as well as conditions for successful learning are identified in a wide-ranging selection of cases that encompass biotechnology, clean technologies, information and medical technologies. The contributors build on the convergence of recent theories on technical change within economics, sociology and the history of technology, to offer suggestions for CTA action, and so create a new paradigm of managing technology in society."--BOOK JACKET.Title Summary field provided by Blackwell North America, Inc. All Rights Reserved

Author : Richard Edlin,Christopher McCabe,Claire Hulme,Peter Hall,Judy Wright
Publisher : Springer
Page : 208 pages
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Release : 2015-08-11
Category : Medical
ISBN : 9783319157443

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Cost Effectiveness Modelling for Health Technology Assessment by Richard Edlin,Christopher McCabe,Claire Hulme,Peter Hall,Judy Wright Pdf

This book provides an introduction to decision analytic cost-effectiveness modelling, giving the theoretical and practical knowledge required to design and implement analyses that meet the methodological standards of health technology assessment organisations. The book guides you through building a decision tree and Markov model and, importantly, shows how the results of cost-effectiveness analyses are interpreted. Given the complex nature of cost-effectiveness modelling and the often unfamiliar language that runs alongside it, we wanted to make this book as accessible as possible whilst still providing a comprehensive, in-depth, practical guide that reflects the state of the art – that includes the most recent developments in cost-effectiveness modelling. Although the nature of cost effectiveness modelling means that some parts are inevitably quite technical, across the 13 chapters we have broken down explanations of theory and methods into bite-sized pieces that you can work through at your own pace; we have provided explanations of terms and methods as we use them. Importantly, the exercises and online workbooks allow you to test your skills and understanding as you go along.

Author : National Academy of Engineering. Committee on Public Engineering Policy
Publisher : National Academies
Page : 234 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 1969
Category : Technology and state
ISBN : STANFORD:36105119656184

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A Study of Technology Assessment by National Academy of Engineering. Committee on Public Engineering Policy Pdf