Health care technology and its assessment in eight countriesDIANE Publishing, 1995 - 378 pages This background paper is part of a larger study on International Differences in Health Care Technology and Spending, which consists of a series of back- ground papers. International Health Statistics: What the numbers mean for the United States was published in November 1993, and International Comparisons of Administrative Costs in Health Care appeared in September 1994. An additional background paper will report on lessons for the United States from a comparison; of hospital financing and spending in seven countries. |
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... introduction CABG spread rapidly into practice. In 1991 more than 400,000 CABG procedures were done in the eight countries discussed in this report. The first randomized clinical trials to evaluate CABG took place in the early 1970s. It ...
... introduction CABG spread rapidly into practice. In 1991 more than 400,000 CABG procedures were done in the eight countries discussed in this report. The first randomized clinical trials to evaluate CABG took place in the early 1970s. It ...
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... Introduction and diffusion were slowed because of the economic re- cession in the early 1980s. At the same time health authorities were unwilling to invest heavily in MRI before any thorough evaluation had taken place. Questions such as ...
... Introduction and diffusion were slowed because of the economic re- cession in the early 1980s. At the same time health authorities were unwilling to invest heavily in MRI before any thorough evaluation had taken place. Questions such as ...
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... introduction of the flexible fiberoptic endoscope in the mid-1950s. Endoscopy then became a routine diagnostic tool. The movement toward surgery came as instruments were gradually incorporated into the scopes; they included miniature ...
... introduction of the flexible fiberoptic endoscope in the mid-1950s. Endoscopy then became a routine diagnostic tool. The movement toward surgery came as instruments were gradually incorporated into the scopes; they included miniature ...
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... introduction of the laparoscopic technique in Canada and Australia (54). The actual health system savings achieved were only 56 percent of the potential savings in Canada and only 13 percent of those in Australia. TREATMENTS. FOR. END ...
... introduction of the laparoscopic technique in Canada and Australia (54). The actual health system savings achieved were only 56 percent of the potential savings in Canada and only 13 percent of those in Australia. TREATMENTS. FOR. END ...
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... introduction of neonatal intensive care methods; evidence that low- weight babies born in institutions with neonatal intensive care units (NICUS) have a lower mortality rate than similar babies born in other institutions (65): and ...
... introduction of neonatal intensive care methods; evidence that low- weight babies born in institutions with neonatal intensive care units (NICUS) have a lower mortality rate than similar babies born in other institutions (65): and ...
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