Decisions to adopt new technologies at the hospital level: Insights from Israeli medical centers

International Journal of Technology Assessment in Health Care

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 219-227

  Greenberg, Dan ^a   Peterburg, Yitzhak ^a   Vekstein, Daniel ^b   Pliskin, Joseph S ^a  

^a BEN GURION UNIVERSITY OF THE NEGEV   (Israel)

^b ACHVA ACADEMIC COLLEGE   (Israel)

Author keywords

Decision making; Diffusion of innovation; Health technology assessment; Hospitals; Technology adoption

Indexed keywords

COST EFFECTIVENESS; DECISION MAKING; HOSPITALS;

FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MEDICAL CENTERS; MEDICAL TECHNOLOGIES; TECHNOLOGY ASSESSMENT;

HEALTH CARE;

ADMINISTRATIVE PERSONNEL; ARTICLE; BIOMEDICAL TECHNOLOGY ASSESSMENT; COMPLICATION; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DECISION MAKING; DOCUMENTATION; FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION; HEALTH CARE COST; HOSPITAL EQUIPMENT; HUMAN; INFORMATION; ISRAEL; MANAGER; MASS COMMUNICATION; MEDICAL LITERATURE; MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY; NORMAL HUMAN; QUESTIONNAIRE; SAFETY;

EID: 18544363754     PISSN: 02664623     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/s0266462305050294     Document Type: Article

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