Health technology management in Israel: HTA in action

International Journal of Technology Assessment in Health Care

Volumn 25, Issue SUPPL.S1, 2009, Pages 134-139

  Shemer, Joshua ^a,b   Shani, Mordechai ^a,b   Tamir, Orly ^b,c   Siebzehner, Miriam Ines ^a,b,d  

^a TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

^b GERTNER INSTITUTE FOR EPIDEMIOLOGY AND HEALTH POLICY RESEARCH   (Israel)

^c ARIEL UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

^d MINISTRY OF HEALTH   (Israel)

Author keywords

Health technology assessment; Health technology management; Israel

Indexed keywords

HEALTH POLICY; HEALTH TECHNOLOGY; HEALTH TECHNOLOGY ASSESSMENTS; HISTORICAL ANALYSIS; NATIONAL LEVEL; PRESENT SITUATION; TECHNOLOGY ASSESSMENTS;

HEALTH CARE; INDUSTRIAL MANAGEMENT; TECHNOLOGICAL FORECASTING; TECHNOLOGY;

HEALTH;

ALENDRONIC ACID; BACLOFEN; BEVACIZUMAB; CETUXIMAB; RALOXIFENE; RECOMBINANT GLUCAN 1,4 ALPHA GLUCOSIDASE;

BIOMEDICAL TECHNOLOGY ASSESSMENT; CANCER CHEMOTHERAPY; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; COST OF ILLNESS; DECISION MAKING; DRUG APPROVAL; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; FORECASTING; GLYCOGEN STORAGE DISEASE TYPE 2; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE MANAGEMENT; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH INSURANCE; HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATION; HIP FRACTURE; HISTORY; HOSPITALIZATION; INFORMATION DISSEMINATION; INFUSION PUMP; ISRAEL; LAW; LEGAL ASPECT; MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY; MULTIMODALITY CANCER THERAPY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OSTEOPOROSIS; QUALITY OF LIFE; REIMBURSEMENT; REVIEW;

HISTORY, 20TH CENTURY; HISTORY, 21ST CENTURY; ISRAEL; TECHNOLOGY ASSESSMENT, BIOMEDICAL;

EID: 75149143961     PISSN: 02664623     EISSN: 14716348     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0266462309090540     Document Type: Review

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