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_a610.28 _bG313 _c1998 |
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100 | 1 | 0 | _aGeisler, Eliezer |
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_aManagement of medical technology : _btheory, practice, and cases. / _cEliezer Geisler, Ori Heller |
250 | _a1st ed. | ||
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_aBoston : _bKluwer Academic Publishers, _c1998 |
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_axiv , 518 p. ; _c24 cm. |
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520 | 0 | _aMMT is the comerstone and the main theme of this book, so that the book is designed to give the reader as much information and understanding of what the Management of Medical Technology (MMT) is, what it does, its importance, and how it is (or shouid be) utilized for improved health care. This book is divided into three complementan/ parts. Part One includes the iheory portion of MMT. It has six chapters in which we explore the new intellectual space ofMMT and its theoretical background. The last chapter in this part ofthe book introduces the reader to the description ofthe empirical studies. Part Two is dedicated to the practico side of MMT. This part has six chapters as well. In these chapters we describe our study of MMT in American hospitals. We aiso relate MMT to issues of effectiveness and patient valué. Finally, in this part we discuss MMT in education. Part Three includes cases ofMMT in health care organizations. Eleven different cases are presented from several types of organizations, describing different phenomena ofMMT practices. Here are the descriptions ofthe individual chapters in this book; Chapter One introduces the concept, construct and definition oftechnology in general. The chapter focusses on the historical and theoretical evolution of the technology imperative in organizations, Chapter Two centers around the description, definition, and overall design of the intellectual space of MMT. The chapter discusses MMT with terms and language that are appropriate to all audiences-while maintaining the integrity of arigorous academic delineation ofMMT... | |
650 | 0 | 4 | _aTECNOLOGIA MEDICA |
650 | 0 | 4 | _aSALUD |
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_aTECNOLOGIA MEDICA _xADMINISTRACION |
650 | 0 | 4 | _aBIOMEDICA |
700 | 1 | 0 | _aHeller, Ori |
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_2ddc _b11/03/2005 _cL-3 _eJorge Bonilla |