scholarly journals Editorial

2008 ◽  
Vol 24 (03) ◽  
pp. 243 ◽  
Author(s):  
Egon Jonsson ◽  
Stanley J. Reiser
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Technology Assessment ◽  
Scientific Publication ◽  
Washington Dc ◽  
Wide Audience ◽  
Policy Makers ◽  
Inaugural Meeting ◽  
Care Technology ◽  
Impact Of Technology ◽  
The Impact

In 1982 we began discussions about the need for a new journal devoted to exploring the impact of technology on health care, and in 1984 we signed on with Cambridge University Press to launch theInternational Journal of Technology Assessment in Health Care. The first issue appeared in 1985 in connection to the inaugural meeting that year of the International Society for Technology Assessment in Health Care (ISTAHC), which has held annual meetings for 18 years starting in Washington DC in 1986. The Society was later reformed as Health Technology Assessment International (HTAi) in 2003. The Journal has served as the official scientific publication of both ISTAHC and HTAi for 24 years, and its mission remains as it was stated in the introduction to the first issue: to serve as an international forum to explore the effects of health care technology, and to provide “a channel of communication among the diverse and world-wide audience of scholars, practitioners, policy makers, and administrators concerned with this issue. . .to nurture the discipline of technology assessment” (1).

The Impact of the Technological Care Environment on the Nursing Role

1996 ◽  
Vol 12 (2) ◽  
pp. 358-366 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dianne Pelletier ◽  
Christine Duffield ◽  
Anne Adams ◽  
Jackie Crisp ◽  
Sue Nagy ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Acute Care ◽  
Care Environment ◽  
Nursing Role ◽  
Australian Health ◽  
Acute Health Care ◽  
Use Of Technology ◽  
Care Technology ◽  
Impact Of Technology ◽  
The Impact

AbstractProliferation of acute health care technology creates problems and benefits for nurses and patients. In this paper the impact of technology on the nursing work role is reviewed through the international literature. The thrust of the nursing literature has, not surprisingly, matured over time as the use of technology has become well established in the acute care environment, and three themes can be identified. The implications for acute care nurse specialists, including their educational needs, are set in context of the Australian health care system, with particular reference to the cardiac care environments.

The Early Experiences of a National System for the Identification and Assessment of Emerging Health Care Technologies in Sweden

1998 ◽  
Vol 14 (4) ◽  
pp. 687-694 ◽  
Author(s):  
Per Carlsson ◽  
Henric Hultin ◽  
Johanna Törnwall
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Pilot Study ◽  
Technology Assessment ◽  
Emerging Technologies ◽  
Early Assessment ◽  
Policy Makers ◽  
Promising Tool ◽  
Almost All ◽  
Systematic Identification ◽  
The Impact

AbstractThis article presents the experiences from a pilot study and the establishment of a permanent system called SBU Alert. The question of establishing a system for the identification and assessment of emerging technologies in health care in Sweden has been on the agenda since the late 1980s. The demand came primarily from policy makers. The pilot study showed that the awareness of the project in the target group (politicians, leading managers, hospital directors, and senior medical advisors) was high. Almost all of those who replied to an assessment questionnaire were in favor of a continuation of the work. In 1997, the Swedish Council on Technology Assessment in Health Care (SBU) was selected to establish a permanent organization. This work has resulted in the identification of a number of methodological problems and tentative solutions concerning all components in the SBU Alert system. We have found that a system for systematic identification and early assessment of emerging technologies is a new and promising tool in the health technology assessment arsenal. Still, experiences are limited. Methodology and the impact of early judgments on decision making need further evaluation.

The Development of Health Care Technology Assessment:An International Perspective

1995 ◽  
Vol 11 (2) ◽  
pp. 286-300 ◽  
Author(s):  
Renaldo N. Battista ◽  
Matthew J. Hodge
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Health Care ◽  
Technology Assessment ◽  
The United States ◽  
International Perspective ◽  
Health Care Technology ◽  
The United Kingdom ◽  
Nature Of Technology ◽  
Care Technology ◽  
Impact Of Technology

AbstarctWe consider the nature of technology assessment and then briefly summarize technology assessment activities in five countries: Canada, France, the Netherlands, the United Kingdom, and the United States. Drawing from these examples, we then identify determinants of the emergence and impact of technology assessment.

scholarly journals History of health technology assessment in Belgium

2009 ◽  
Vol 25 (S1) ◽  
pp. 82-87 ◽  
Author(s):  
Irina Cleemput ◽  
Philippe Van Wilder
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Health Technology Assessment ◽  
Technology Assessment ◽  
Good Clinical Practice ◽  
Health Technology ◽  
Services Research ◽  
Drug Reimbursement ◽  
History Of ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Further Development

Objectives: This paper gives an overview of health technology assessment (HTA) in Belgium.Methods: The information included in the overview is based on legal documents and publicly available year reports of the Belgian Health Care Knowledge Centre (KCE).Results: Belgium has a relatively young history in HTA. The principle of evidence-based medicine (EBM) was introduced in the drug reimbursement procedure in 2001, with the establishment of the Drug Reimbursement Committee (DRC). The DRC assesses the efficacy, safety, convenience, applicability, and effectiveness of a drug relative to existing treatment alternatives. For some drugs, relative cost-effectiveness is also evaluated. The activities of the DRC can, therefore, be considered to be the first official HTA activities in Belgium. Later, in 2003, KCE was established. Its mission was to perform policy preparing research in the healthcare and health insurance sector and to give advice to policy makers about how they can obtain an efficient allocation of limited healthcare resources that optimizes the quality and accessibility of health care. This broad mission has been operationalized by activities in three domains of research: HTA, health services research, and good clinical practice. KCE is independent from the policy maker. Its HTAs contain policy recommendations that may inform policy decisions but are not binding.Conclusions: Although the Belgian history of HTA is relatively short, its foundations are strong and the impact of HTA increasing. Nevertheless KCE has many challenges for the future, including continued quality assurance, further development of international collaboration, and further development of methodological guidance for HTA.

Buddhism Unbundled

2019 ◽  
pp. 176-208
Author(s):  
Ann Gleig
Keyword(s):  
Discourse Analysis ◽  
Participant Observation ◽  
Digital Culture ◽  
Global Culture ◽  
Wide Audience ◽  
Media Platform ◽  
Impact Of Technology ◽  
The Impact

The Buddhist Geeks project is an online Buddhist media platform launched in 2007 by two self-identified millennials who wanted to combine their passion for Buddhism with their “geeky skills.” It quickly gained a wide audience for its pioneering explorations into the convergence of Buddhism, technology, and global culture. Through an analysis of the Buddhist Geeks project and a consideration of its replacement, Meditate.io., this chapter explores the impact of technology and digital culture on American convert Buddhism. It draws on discourse analysis, formal interviews with some of the main players of the Buddhist Geeks project, informal interaction with multiple Buddhist Geeks participants, and participant observation at three annual Buddhist Geeks conferences from 2012 to 2015.

Current Issues in Health Care Technology Assessment

1989 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
pp. 123-136 ◽  
Author(s):  
Frederick Mosteller ◽  
Elisabeth Burdick
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Health Care ◽  
Technology Assessment ◽  
The United States ◽  
Health Care Technology ◽  
The Public ◽  
National System ◽  
Care Technology

This article presents an overview of technology assessment in the United States. The authors argue that while there are numerous institutions carrying out assessments, the United States requires an overall plan that would provide a national system for technology assessment. If technology assessment were more organized and systematized, the authors argue, it would be more efficient and would reach the public and the medical world effectively.

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