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High technology medicine: how defined and how regarded.

B Jennett

    The Milbank Memorial Fund Quarterly. Health and Society
    |January 1, 1985
    PubMed
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    High technology significantly impacts medical tasks, altering the hospital physician

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    Area of Science:

    • Medical technology
    • Healthcare systems analysis
    • Sociology of medicine

    Background:

    • High-technology medical innovations are complex, costly, and limited in access.
    • These technologies are integrated into various aspects of patient care, including diagnosis, prognosis, decision-making, and management.
    • The increasing reliance on technology is transforming the traditional role of hospital physicians.

    Purpose of the Study:

    • To analyze the influence of high technology on medical practice.
    • To examine the evolving role of hospital physicians in the context of technological advancements.
    • To explore the diverse perspectives on the balance between the benefits and burdens of medical technology.

    Main Methods:

    • Qualitative analysis of the impact of technology on medical tasks.
    • Examination of the changing dynamics of the physician's role.
    • Review of stakeholder attitudes towards high-technology medicine.

    Main Results:

    • High technology has become integral to diagnosis, prognosis, decision-making, and management.
    • Physicians are shifting from independent practitioners to team members.
    • Conflicting interests among patients, professionals, society, industry, and government shape attitudes toward technology's burden and benefit.

    Conclusions:

    • The integration of high technology fundamentally changes medical practice and the physician's role.
    • Reconciling the benefits and burdens of medical technology requires addressing varied stakeholder interests.
    • Adapting to these changes necessitates a redefinition of expectations by both patients and professionals over time.
    Keywords:
    Health Care and Public Health

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