Implications of learning effects for hospital costs of new health technologies: The case of intensity modulated radiation therapy

International Journal of Technology Assessment in Health Care

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 248-254

  Bonastre, Julia ^a   Noël, Eric ^a   Chevalier, Julie ^a   Gerard, Jean Pierre ^b   Lefkopoulos, Dimitri ^a   Bourhis, Jean ^a   Bensadoun, Rene Jean ^b   De Pouvourville, Gerard ^c   Chapet, O ^d   Favrel, V ^d   Dubois, J B ^d   Ailleres, N ^d   Giraud, P ^d   Lagarde, P ^d   Gardner, M ^d   Rives, M ^d   Mailleux, H ^d  

^a INSTITUT GUSTAVE ROUSSY   (France)

^b CENTRE ANTOINE LACASSAGNE   (France)

^c ESSEC BUSINESS SCHOOL   (France)

^d NONE

Author keywords

IMRT; Learning curve; Multilevel modeling; Prospective payment system

Indexed keywords

COST ACCOUNTING; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH INSURANCE; PATIENT TREATMENT; RADIOTHERAPY;

LEARNING CURVE; MULTILEVEL MODELING; PROSPECTIVE PAYMENT SYSTEM;

LEARNING SYSTEMS;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BIOMEDICAL TECHNOLOGY ASSESSMENT; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; COST MINIMIZATION ANALYSIS; COVARIANCE; FEMALE; HEAD AND NECK CANCER; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CENTER; HOSPITAL COST; HUMAN; INTENSITY MODULATED RADIATION THERAPY; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATIENT CARE; PROSPECTIVE PAYMENT; RADIATION DOSE; REIMBURSEMENT;

BIOMEDICAL TECHNOLOGY; DIFFUSION OF INNOVATION; EUROPE; HOSPITAL COSTS; HUMANS; LEARNING; PROSPECTIVE PAYMENT SYSTEM; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RADIOTHERAPY, INTENSITY-MODULATED;

EID: 34247327820     PISSN: 02664623     EISSN: 14716348     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S026646230707033X     Document Type: Article

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