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Medical Technology and its Diffusion in Australia

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  10 March 2009

Jeffrey Richardson
Jeffrey Richardson
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Macquarie University
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Abstract

The author examines the Australian health care system by surveying the financing techniques, physical organization, and government activity. He explains the impact of the public and private sectors and comments on the effectiveness of current evaluation procedures. While the author believes that the system is relatively healthy and cost effective, he recognizes a need for more comprehensive and scientific oversight. Using regression analysis and focusing on the installation of medical technology in hospitals, the author attempts to determine the specific factors that influence technology diffusion. He concludes by stressing that further studies analyzing the actual use of specific technologies are vital.

Type
Special Section: Health Care Systems and the Diffusion of Technology, Part II
Information
International Journal of Technology Assessment in Health Care , Volume 4 , Issue 3 , July 1988 , pp. 407 - 431
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1988

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