TY - JOUR
T1 - Determination of Need and Containment of Hospital Costs
AU - Cohen, Alan B.
AU - Greenfield, W. M.
PY - 1984/1/12
Y1 - 1984/1/12
N2 - To the Editor: In her article in the August 11 issue, Greenfield* correctly identifies the “twin focus on absolute need and on capital costs” as the major underlying problem constraining the ability of determination-of-need programs to contain health-care costs. Her proposed classification scheme for hospital projects, however, appears to neglect important questions regarding determination-of-need review of applications for new medical technologies, thereby undermining its value in practical use. First of all, there is the question of how to identify and estimate the potential operating costs of emerging technologies, most notably equipment-embodied technologies. The novelty of such innovations frequently precludes accurate…
AB - To the Editor: In her article in the August 11 issue, Greenfield* correctly identifies the “twin focus on absolute need and on capital costs” as the major underlying problem constraining the ability of determination-of-need programs to contain health-care costs. Her proposed classification scheme for hospital projects, however, appears to neglect important questions regarding determination-of-need review of applications for new medical technologies, thereby undermining its value in practical use. First of all, there is the question of how to identify and estimate the potential operating costs of emerging technologies, most notably equipment-embodied technologies. The novelty of such innovations frequently precludes accurate…
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U2 - 10.1056/NEJM198401123100225
DO - 10.1056/NEJM198401123100225
M3 - Letter
C2 - 6690929
AN - SCOPUS:0021760831
VL - 310
JO - New England Journal of Medicine
JF - New England Journal of Medicine
SN - 0028-4793
IS - 2
ER -