Some notes on uncertainty; Federal policy and innovation

✍ Scribed by Ruth S. Hanft; Samuel P. Korper

• Book ID: 103050557
• Publisher: Elsevier Science
• Year: 1981
• Tongue: English
• Weight: 731 KB
• Volume: 11
• Category: Article
• ISSN: 0010-4825
• DOI: 10.1016/0010-4825(81)90010-x

✦ Synopsis

The legislative background and current responsibilities of the new National Center for Health Care Technology (NCHCT) are discussed. The NCHCT's charge is to consider the stage of development, the actual or potential risks, costs and rate of use of health care technology. The role of Government in supporting new technologies, stimulating innovation and encouraging application of research products is considered. These issues are discussed in the context of the uncertainty inherent in planning and the formulation of public policy. Health care technology Federal policy Biomedical research Innovation Uncertainty Assessment Consensus development Priority-setting Excerpted from a speech presented at the Third Annual Symposium on Computer Applications in Medical Care,