Quality of Life
Patients overall satisfaction with life during and after treatment.
Quality of Life
Increasing costs of medical treatments and procedures.
Health care inflation
What does HTA stand for?
Health Technology Assessment
What did the drug amendments of 1962 establish.
A pre-market approval system.
New advancements in opioids
Nearly half
What is the role of the HTA?
Evaluate medical technology to determine its efficacy, safety, and cost effectiveness.
The pre-market approval system gave the FDS the authurity to do what?
Review safety and effectiveness of a new drug before it can be marketed.
What do miniminaly invasive procedures allow for?
A quick recovery and less pain, patients are usually back on their feet a few weeks after surgery rather than a few months
Can medical providers cause health care inflation?
Yes
Clinical Trials
What did the amendments aim to prevent?
Harm before it occurred.
Affect of medical technology on quality of life.
Enables people to live normal lives despite having a disabling condition.
Single most important factor in health care inflation
Technological Innovations
What is the objective of the HTA?
Establish appropriateness of medical technology for widespread use.
Why were the amendments criticized?
Critics claimed it slowed down the introduction of new drugs, which denied patients early benefits of the newest treatments.