Hope or Hype : the Obsession with Medical Advances and the High Cost of False Promises.

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Hope or Hype' looks at what drives the American obsession with medical "miracles," revealing the roles of: equipment manufacturers and pharmaceutical companies; doctors and hospitals too quick to order surgery or expensive medications; the politicians; the press; and our own "tec...

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Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Patrick, Donald L. (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: AMACOM Books 2005.
Temas:
Medical care > Technological innovations > United States > Cost effectiveness.
Medical care > Technological innovations > United States > Evaluation.
Medical care > United States > Evaluation.
Medical care, Cost of > United States.
Medical innovations > United States > Evaluation.
Medical technology > United States > Cost effectiveness.
Medical innovations > Economic aspects > United States.
Medical technology > United States > Evaluation.
Soins médicaux > Coût > États-Unis.
Médecine > Innovations > États-Unis > Évaluation.
Technologie médicale > États-Unis > Coût-efficacité.
Médecine > Innovations > Aspect économique > États-Unis.
Technologie médicale > États-Unis > Évaluation.
Soins médicaux > Innovations > États-Unis > Coût-efficacité.
Soins médicaux > Innovations > États-Unis > Évaluation.
Medical care, Cost of
Medical care > Evaluation
Medical innovations > Economic aspects
Medical innovations > Evaluation
Medical technology > Cost effectiveness
Medical technology > Evaluation
United States
Electronic resource.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Cover
  • TOC36;Contents
  • Preface58; Disillusioned Insiders
  • Acknowledgments
  • Part I Can There Be Too Much of a Good Thing63; The Hazards of Uncritically Embracing Medical Advances
  • CH36;1 Whats the Problem63;58; Dont We Need Lifesaving New Treatments63;
  • CH36;2 Medical Innovations and American Culture58; The Call of the Sirens
  • CH36;3 Why More Isnt Always Better58; Red Herrings44; Side Effects44; and Superbugs
  • CH36;4 Why Newer Isnt Always Better58; Unpleasant Surprises44; Recalls44; and Learning Curves
  • CH36;5 Social Hazards58; What We Lose by Uncritical Use of New Treatments
  • Part II How Things Really Work58; Opinion Makers and Regulators of Medical Advances
  • CH36;6 What Will You Swallow63;58; How Drug Companies Get You to Buy More Expensive Drugs Than You May Need
  • CH36;7 Making Friends44; Playing Monopoly44; and Dirty Tricks58; Other Industry Strategies
  • CH36;8 Stacking the Deck63;58; How to Get the 8220;Right8221; Answer in Clinical Research
  • CH36;9 8220;Cancer Cured45;Film at 1158;008221;58; The Medias Role in Disseminating Medical Advances
  • CH36;10 Doctors and Hospitals58; Fueling the Drive for New and More
  • CH36;11 Advocacy Groups58; Mother Teresas Waiting Room
  • CH36;12 Holes in the Safety Net58; The FDA and the FTC
  • Part III Useless44; Harmful44; or Marginal58; Popular Treatments That Caused Unnecessary Disability44; Dollar Costs44; or Death
  • CH36;13 Ineffective44; Inferior44; or Needlessly Costly New Drugs
  • CH36;14 Medical Devices That Disappoint
  • CH36;15 Ineffective or Needlessly Extensive Surgery
  • CH36;16 Weight Loss Technology58; Shedding Pounds from Your Waistline or Your Wallet63;
  • Part IV Crossing the Threshold58; Improving the Transition from 8220;Experimental8221; to 8220;Standard Care8221;
  • CH36;17 For Doctors58; Evidence45;Based Medicine
  • CH36;18 For Insurers and Researchers58; Pay Now or Pay More Later
  • CH36;19 For All Decision Makers58; Getting Value for Money
  • CH36;20 For Government58; Regulatory Approaches to Improve the Dissemination of Medical Innovations
  • CH36;21 For Consumers58; Shared Decision Making
  • References
  • IDX36;Index
  • About the Authors
  • Last Page.

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