Health technology reassessment: The art of the possible

International Journal of Technology Assessment in Health Care

Volumn 29, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 418-423

  MacKean, Gail ^a   Noseworthy, Tom ^a   Elshaug, Adam G ^b   Leggett, Laura ^a   Littlejohns, Peter ^c   Berezanski, Joan ^d   Clement, Fiona ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^c KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^d Alberta Health   (Canada)

Author keywords

disinvestment; Health technology reassessment; value for money

Indexed keywords

DISINVESTMENT; HEALTH TECHNOLOGY; INTERDISCIPLINARY FIELDS; INTERNATIONAL EXPERIENCES; METHODOLOGICAL APPROACH; MONITORING AND EVALUATIONS; STAKEHOLDER ENGAGEMENT; VALUE FOR MONIES;

HEALTH; INVESTMENTS; TECHNOLOGY;

ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL EFFECTS;

ARTICLE; BIOMEDICAL TECHNOLOGY ASSESSMENT; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH TECHNOLOGY ASSESSMENT; HUMAN; MEDICAL AUDIT; MEDICAL SOCIETY; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; CONSENSUS DEVELOPMENT; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; ORGANIZATION; PROCEDURES;

DECISION MAKING, ORGANIZATIONAL; INTERNATIONALITY; TECHNOLOGY ASSESSMENT, BIOMEDICAL;

EID: 84889561409     PISSN: 02664623     EISSN: 14716348     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0266462313000494     Document Type: Article

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