Weingart SN. Deciding to buy expensive technology. The case of biliary lithotripsy.
Int J Technol Assess Health Care 1995;
11:301-15. [PMID:
7790173 DOI:
10.1017/s0266462300006917]
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Abstract
Acquiring expensive, new medical technology requires an evaluation of the efficacy and effectiveness, safety, profitability, feasibility, and risk of a project in the context of the hospital's social responsibility and institutional strategy. A case study of the decision to bring biliary lithotripsy to Strong Memorial Hospital illustrates how these criteria offer managers a coherent approach to difficult and consequential decisions about acquiring medical technology.
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