Development and implementation of health technology assessment in Argentina: Two steps forward and one step back

International Journal of Technology Assessment in Health Care

Volumn 25, Issue SUPPL.S1, 2009, Pages 260-269

  Rubinstein, Adolfo ^a,b   Pichon Riviere, Andrés ^a   Augustovski, Federico ^a,b  

^a INSTITUTE FOR CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS AND HEALTH POLICY   (Argentina)

^b HOSPITAL ITALIANO DE BUENOS AIRES   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Argentina; Health policy; Health technology assessment; History

Indexed keywords

ALLOCATION DECISION; ALLOCATION PROCESS; ALLOCATIVE EFFICIENCY; ARGENTINA; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; DEVELOPED COUNTRIES; FORMAL TOOLS; HEALTH ECONOMICS; HEALTH POLICY; HEALTH TECHNOLOGY; HEALTH TECHNOLOGY ASSESSMENT; HEALTH TECHNOLOGY ASSESSMENTS; HEALTH-CARE SYSTEM; HEALTHCARE COVERAGE; HEALTHCARE PROBLEMS; HEALTHCARE SERVICES; LATIN AMERICANS; LOCAL POPULATIONS; MEDICAL TECHNOLOGIES; MIDDLE-INCOME COUNTRIES; MULTI-TIER SYSTEM; NATIONAL GOVERNMENTS; ONE STEP; PRICE SETTING; PRIORITY SETTING; SCARCE RESOURCES; SOCIAL SECURITY;

DECISION MAKING; ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL EFFECTS; HEALTH CARE; NETWORK SECURITY; PRODUCTION; SECURITY SYSTEMS; TECHNOLOGICAL FORECASTING; TECHNOLOGY;

HEALTH;

ARGENTINA; BIOMEDICAL TECHNOLOGY ASSESSMENT; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; DECISION MAKING; DRUG MARKETING; ECONOMIC ASPECT; EXPERIENCE; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH SERVICE; HEALTH TECHNOLOGY ASSESSMENT; INCOME; LICENSING; MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY; POPULATION; REVIEW; SOCIAL SECURITY;

ARGENTINA; DIFFUSION OF INNOVATION; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; TECHNOLOGY ASSESSMENT, BIOMEDICAL;

EID: 75149116211     PISSN: 02664623     EISSN: 14716348     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0266462309090734     Document Type: Review

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