Expensive medical and surgical technology.
In summary, new developments in technology, as applied to medical and surgical practice, are to be encouraged, which is just as well, since they are probably inevitable. But they also call for critical assessment and, perhaps, a measure of formal control. It is, however, important that the criteria for their acceptance (or rejection) should not be limited to economic considerations but should also include their clinical applicability and their likely effect on outcomes.
D004739:England; D010043:Outcome and Process Assessment, Health Care; D013673:Technology Assessment, Biomedical / Q000191:economics*; D013675:Technology, High-Cost; D014481:United States