Managing Technology in Healthcare

Part 1: Role of Technology in Health Care. 1. Technology in Health Care: Definitions, Role and Mapping the Field; E. Geisler, O. Heller. 2. Forms of Technology and Effectiveness of Health Care Clinics; R. Lachman. 3. Technology-Based Service Innovation in Hospitals: The Role of Collective and Competitive Strategies; J. Goes. Part 2: Organizational and Economic Evaluation. 4. Cost Effectiveness and Cost Utility Analysis: Methods for the Non-Economic Evaluation of Health Care Programs and How We Can Do Better; S. Birch, A. Gafni. 5. Pacing and Outcomes: The Economic Implications; C. Brown Mahoney. 6. Management Technologies for Managing the Health Care Sector Technologies; A. Reisman. 7. From Planning to the Market: Changes in Hospital Approaches to Medical Technology; A. Lennarson Greer. Part 3: Management Practices. 8. Forgotten Paths in Medicine: The Case of Chronic Kidney Disease; D. Ahlstrum, R. Garud. 9. Re-engineering the Hospital; A. Roth, S.P. Johnson. 10.The Necessity of Commercializing New Medical Technologies before Clinical Use is Determined; J.H. Friar. 11. International Comparison of the Approval of New Drugs; S. Schweitzer. Index.