Taming the beloved beast : how medical technology costs are destroying our health care system /

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Technological innovation is deeply woven into the fabric of American culture, and is no less a basic feature of American health care. Medical technology saves lives and relieves suffering, and is enormously popular with the public, profitable for doctors, and a source of great wealth for industry. Y...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Callahan, Daniel, 1930-2019
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Princeton : Princeton University Press, ©2009.
Temas:
Medical care, Cost of > United States.
Medical technology > Economic aspects > United States.
Medical care, Cost of.
Biomedical Technology > economics
Health Care Costs
Insurance > economics
Soins médicaux > Coût > États-Unis.
Technologie médicale > Aspect économique > États-Unis.
Soins médicaux > Coût.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS > Industries > General.
MEDICAL > Ethics.
Medical care, Cost of
Medical technology > Economic aspects
United States
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Medicare on the ropes
  • Taming the beloved beast : medical technology
  • Getting serious about costs and technology
  • Competition : the fix that will fail
  • The cohabitation of medicine and commerce
  • "Medical necessity" : an all-but-useless concept
  • Redefining "medical necessity" : from individual good to common good
  • Getting out from under : the politics of pain.

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