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Health Technology Assessment in the Era of Managed Care

Issues in Women’s Health Care

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Part of the book series: Contemporary Cardiology ((CONCARD))

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As a result of an aging population and emerging new health technologies, health care providers throughout the world have begun to search for ways to reduce and stabilize the cost of health care while maintaining or improving its quality. Many changes have been implemented based on a growing emphasis on evidence-based decision making and medical practices.

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  1. Laura Sampietro-Colom MD, MPH
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  3. Erin Williams BSN, RN
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  1. Outcomes Research, American Cardiovascular Research Institute, Atlanta, GA, USA

    Leslee J. Shaw PhD

  2. Division of Cardiology, University of California School of Medicine, San Francisco, CA, USA

    Rita F. Redberg MD, FACC

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Sampietro-Colom, L., Jackson, S., Williams, E., Papatheofanis, F.J. (2004). Health Technology Assessment in the Era of Managed Care. In: Shaw, L.J., Redberg, R.F. (eds) Coronary Disease in Women. Contemporary Cardiology. Humana Press, Totowa, NJ. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-59259-645-4_25

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