Development of a Technology Development Strategy to Reduce Health Care Costs,
Abstract
Technology innovation has resulted in improved productivity and lower costs in many sectors of the US economy. In the medical field however technology advances have often been viewed as a major cost driver. The objective of this project has been to identity those technologies and technology-related policies with the potential tor reducing health care costs while maintaining or improving quality. This document details eight technology and policy roadmaps that provide guidance for future development and introduction of cost-effective technologies and technology-related policies tor the US health care delivery system. Roadmaps are strategic plans for the development and introduction of technologies and policies into an essential economic or system area to maximize the valued outputs ot the system. Outputs can he cost quality performance or any other featured system product. Roadmaps provide important planning guidelines tor the development and introduction of technologies and technology-related policies. They identity a common vision tor timely solutions of fundamental system problems that are 'needs' driven rather than solutions' driven. Each roadmap is designed to be a working document and maybe updated as required.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Nov 01, 1996
- Accession Number
- ADA318818
Entities
People
- Bryon Cloer
- Donald Wessenberg
- Sam Varnado
Organizations
- United States Department of Energy