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Category : Health insurance
Languages : en
Pages : 52
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Coverage of Laser Technology by Health Insurers
Author: Coverage of Laser Technology by Health Insurers
Author: Office of technology assessment washington dcPublisher:
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Languages : en
Pages : 42
Book Description
New medical technologies hold both the promise of significant health benefits and the prospect of additional health care spending. Private health insurance companies-through which most health care is paid for-shoulder a considerable responsibility in deciding which new technologies will be covered by insurance, and when in the cycle of development the time arrives to approve coverage. In general, insurance coverage is denied for technologies that are considered unproved or experimental. Despite the obvious importance of these decisions, relatively little systematic information is available about the procedures that insurers go through and the criteria they use to weigh the evidence. This background paper presents some empirical information on how insurers consider payment for new medical devices. It describes the survey results of medical directors affiliated with private health insurers about their coverage decisions using, as examples, three applications of lasers: laser angioplasty for opening narrowed or blocked coronary arteries; laser discectomy for treating herniated intervertebral discs; and photodynamic therapy (using a light-sensitive dye) for bladder cancer.
Research Activities
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Category : Health services administration
Languages : en
Pages : 696
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Monthly Catalog of United States Government Publications
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Category : Government publications
Languages : en
Pages : 1108
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BNA's Health Care Policy Report
Author: Innovation in Medical Technology
Author: Margaret L. EatonPublisher: JHU Press
ISBN: 0801891949
Category : Medical
Languages : en
Pages : 188
Book Description
This thought-provoking study examines the ethical, legal, and social problems that arise with cutting-edge medical technology. Using as examples four powerful and largely unregulated technologies—off-label use of drugs, innovative surgery, assisted reproduction, and neuroimaging—Margaret L. Eaton and Donald Kennedy illustrate the difficult challenges faced by clinicians, researchers, and policy makers who seek to advance the frontiers of medicine safely and responsibly. Supported by medical history and case studies and drawing on reports from dozens of experts, the authors address important practical, ethical, and policy issues. They consider topics such as the responsible introduction of new medical products and services, the importance of patient consent, the extent of the duty to mitigate harm, and the responsibility to facilitate access to new medical therapies. This work's insights into the nature and consequences of medical innovation contribute to the national debate on how best to protect patients while fostering innovation and securing benefits.
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Category : Health services administration
Languages : en
Pages : 546
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The Report
Author: Publisher: Oxford Business Group
ISBN: 1902339657
Category : Turkey
Languages : en
Pages : 172
Book Description
Medical Office Management and Technology
Author: Brandy ZiesemerPublisher: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins
ISBN: 1469825961
Category : Medical
Languages : en
Pages : 353
Book Description
From A to Ziesemer, Medical Office Management and Technology is the text to help student's navigate through their medical office management courses, whether as part of a health information technology, medical administration, or any other allied health program. This text starts at the beginning, with an introduction to new students not familiar with this topic, and works thorugh even the most advanced topics in medical office management. With a special focus on leadership, and a logical progression through the topics, this has the makings of a faculty member's most trusted resource for this course.
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