Cost-Effectiveness Considerations In The Evaluation Of A New Technology

Barbara J. McNeil

doi:10.1117/12.955917

27 December 1977 Cost-Effectiveness Considerations In The Evaluation Of A New Technology

Barbara J. McNeil

Proceedings Volume 0127, Application of Optical Instrumentation in Medicine VI; (1977) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.955917
Event: Application of Optical Instrumentation in Medicine VI, 1977, Boston, United States

Abstract

The introduction of new diagnostic tests and the excessive use of existing tests have come under increasing scrutiny today for two reasons. First, the proportion of the Gross National Product devoted to health care is increasing and, second, expensive technological devices are being promulgated rapidly for both diagnostic and therapeutic purposes. Since 1965 the total health care allotment has trebled to $122 billion and its percentage of the Gross National Product has increased 41 percent (Table 1).(1)

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Barbara J. McNeil "Cost-Effectiveness Considerations In The Evaluation Of A New Technology", Proc. SPIE 0127, Application of Optical Instrumentation in Medicine VI, (27 December 1977); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.955917

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