Devolving Healthcare Delivery to Regional Health Authorities: Is Health Technology Assessment Prepared to Follow?

Healthcare Management Forum

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 24-31

  Gibis, Bernhard R ^a   Juzwishin, Don ^b  

^a National Association of Statutory Health Insurance Physicians   (Germany)

^b ALBERTA ENVIRONMENT AND PARKS   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADMINISTRATIVE PERSONNEL; ARTICLE; BIOMEDICAL TECHNOLOGY ASSESSMENT; CANADA; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; LEADERSHIP; ORGANIZATION; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PUBLIC HEALTH; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADMINISTRATIVE PERSONNEL; ALBERTA; DECISION MAKING, ORGANIZATIONAL; EFFICIENCY, ORGANIZATIONAL; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS; LEADERSHIP; NATIONAL HEALTH PROGRAMS; ORGANIZATIONAL INNOVATION; REGIONAL HEALTH PLANNING; SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY; TECHNOLOGY ASSESSMENT, BIOMEDICAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0042885735     PISSN: 08404704     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0840-4704(10)60609-6     Document Type: Article

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