Technological diffusion in primary health

Article Abstract:

A study was conducted on technological adoption in primary health care. Theoretical and empirical analysis were used. Results showed that most technology adopters weretoo late in adopting the technology and this fact was mainly attributed to adopters' unawareness of the technology at the time of proper adoption. Furtherdata also revealed that factors other than profitability drove physicians to adopt new technolgoy.

Research, Innovations, Medical care, Technological innovations

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Technological development and medical productivity: the diffusion of angioplasty in New York state

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The growth in use of Percutaneous Transluminal Coronary Angioplasty (PTCA), a treatment for coronary artery disease, led to higher total costs despite its lower unit cost. This increase is reduced by 10 to 20% due to the substitution of PTCA for Coronary Artery Bypass Graft (CABG) and it appears to be a productivity improvement.

Care and treatment, Economic aspects, Coronary heart disease, Coronary artery bypass, Transluminal angioplasty, Balloon angioplasty

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Medical profiling: improving standards and risk adjustments using hierarchical models

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Issues are presented concerning the use of hierarchical regression methods to address the standards of health care provider performance whilst allowing for risk adjustments for differences in provider case-mixes.

Models, Usage, Services, Risk (Economics), Health facilities, Social hierarchies, Regression analysis

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