TY - BOOK ID - 78143409 TI - Purchasing medical innovation : the right technology, for the right patient, at the right price PY - 2015 SN - 0520960815 9780520960817 9780520281660 0520281667 PB - Oakland, California : University of California Press, DB - UniCat KW - Medical technology KW - Medical innovations KW - Medical care, Cost of. KW - Medical care KW - Health care reform. KW - Health insurance. KW - Health plans, Prepaid KW - Insurance, Health KW - Medical care, Prepaid KW - Medical insurance KW - Prepaid health plans KW - Prepaid medical care KW - Sickness insurance KW - Insurance KW - Ambulance service KW - Health care reform KW - Home care services KW - Hospitals KW - Medically uninsured persons KW - Surgical clinics KW - Health reform KW - Health system reform KW - Healthcare reform KW - Medical care reform KW - Reform of health care delivery KW - Reform of medical care delivery KW - Medical policy KW - Health insurance KW - Medical care, Cost of KW - Cost of medical care KW - Health care costs KW - Health care expenditures KW - Medical costs KW - Medical expenses KW - Medical service, Cost of KW - Medicine KW - Medical economics KW - Medical savings accounts KW - Innovations, Medical KW - Technological innovations KW - Health care technology KW - Health technology KW - Technology KW - Cost control. KW - Prospective payment KW - Emergency services KW - Outpatient services KW - Rehabilitation services KW - Costs KW - Innovations KW - Biomedical Technology KW - Biomedical Technologies KW - Technology, Biomedical KW - Technology, Health KW - Technology, Health Care KW - Health Care Technology KW - Health Technology KW - Biomedical Engineering KW - Medical Informatics KW - Cost control KW - E-books KW - artificial heart valves. KW - cost of medical technology. KW - cost of medical treatment. KW - economics of healthcare. KW - health care costs. KW - health care reform. KW - health insurance. KW - health policy. KW - hip replacement. KW - improving patient care. KW - innovative medical care. KW - insurance coverage for medical care. KW - joint replacement. KW - knee replacement. KW - medical care. KW - medical costs. KW - medical economics. KW - medical innovation. KW - medical market access. KW - medical technology industry. KW - medical technology. KW - patient care. KW - price of medical technology. UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:78143409 AB - Innovation in medical technology generates a remarkable supply of new drugs, devices, and diagnostics that improve health, reduce risks, and extend life. But these technologies are too often used on the wrong patient, in the wrong setting, or at an unaffordable price. The only way to moderate the growth in health care costs without undermining the dynamic of medical innovation is to improve the process of assessing, pricing, prescribing, and using new technologies. Purchasing Medical Innovation analyzes the contemporary revolution in the purchasing of health care technology, with a focus on the roles of the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), Medicare and private health insurers, physicians and hospitals, and consumers themselves. The FDA is more thoroughly assessing product performance under real-world conditions as well as in laboratory settings, accelerating the path to market for breakthroughs while imposing use controls on risky products. Insurers are improving their criteria for coverage and designing payment methods that reward efficiency in the selection of new treatments. Hospitals are aligning adoption of complex supplies and equipment more closely with physicians' preferences for the best treatment for their patients. Consumers are becoming more engaged and financially accountable for their health care choices. This book describes both the strengths and deficiencies of the current system of purchasing and highlights opportunities for buyers, sellers, and users to help improve the value of medical technology: better outcomes at lower cost. ER -