Technology assessment. An American Medical Association perspective
S. Kalousdian, A. L. Schneider and J. M. Loeb
Department of Technology Assessment, American Medical Association, Chicago, IL.
The contemporary practice of medicine depends on the use of a wide array of
technologies that did not exist 40 years ago. An exponential increase in
our scientific knowledge base, and the subsequent application of this new
information to clinical practice, have dramatically extended longevity,
enhanced the quality of life, and improved the overall health status of the
American public. Clinical medicine has become "a set of technologies for
diagnosis, prevention, treatment, and rehabilitation."
