title: Technology assessment. How effective is medical care?
abstract: Technology assessment helps the physician by determining which technologies are most apt to benefit the patient, allowing the physician to recommend a prudent course of action. Technology assessment should encourage skepticism of new technology, causing the clinician to be more rigorous about accepting the latest invention. By shunning the useless technologies, physicians can prevent rationing of the useful techniques and avoid being caught in the ethical dilemma of doing what is best for the patient but is detrimental to society.
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D002561:Cerebrovascular Disorders / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D001026:Coronary Artery Bypass; D003362:Cost-Benefit Analysis; D004992:Ethics, Medical; D006299:Health Services for the Aged / Q000191:economics; D006801:Humans; D006816:Huntington Disease / Q000175:diagnosis; D008297:Male; D011788:Quality of Life; D006435:Renal Dialysis / Q000191:economics; D040841:Resource Allocation; D012306:Risk; D013673:Technology Assessment, Biomedical; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed