Health technology assessment, research, and implementation within a health region in Alberta, Canada

International Journal of Technology Assessment in Health Care

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 513-520

  Lee, Robert C ^a   Marshall, Deborah ^b   Waddell, Cam ^c   Hailey, David ^d   Juzwishin, Don ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^b MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c CALGARY HEALTH REGION   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^e ALBERTA ENVIRONMENT AND PARKS   (Canada)

Author keywords

Health policy; Health technology assessment; Health technology implementation; Organizational structure

Indexed keywords

HEALTH CARE SYSTEMS; HEALTH TECHNOLOGY ASSESSMENT (HTA);

DECISION MAKING; REGIONAL PLANNING; RESEARCH; SOCIETIES AND INSTITUTIONS;

HEALTH CARE;

BIOMEDICAL TECHNOLOGY ASSESSMENT; CANADA; CLINICAL RESEARCH; COOPERATION; DECISION MAKING; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH CARE NEED; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; LEADERSHIP; MEDICAL LITERATURE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PUBLICATION; REVIEW; UNIVERSITY; ARTICLE; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMAN; MANAGEMENT; ORGANIZATION; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT;

ALBERTA; DECISION MAKING, ORGANIZATIONAL; GOVERNMENT AGENCIES; HEALTH PLAN IMPLEMENTATION; HEALTH PRIORITIES; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMANS; POLICY MAKING; REGIONAL HEALTH PLANNING; TECHNOLOGY ASSESSMENT, BIOMEDICAL;

EID: 0141541712     PISSN: 02664623     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0266462303000448     Document Type: Review

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