TY  - JOUR
T1  - Technology Assessment and Adoption in Orthopaedics: Lessons Learned
AU  - Bozic, Kevin J.
AU  - Jacobs, Joshua J.
Y1  - 2008/04/01
N1  - 10.2106/JBJS.9004.edit
JO  - The Journal of Bone & Joint Surgery
SP  - 689
EP  - 690
VL  - 90
IS  - 4
N2  - 
The rising cost and variable quality of health-care delivery in the U.S. have become the subject of great debate among policymakers, providers, payers, and patients1. Although health-policy experts and health-care researchers have identified numerous factors that contribute to rising costs, there is widespread agreement that the adoption and use of new health-care technologies are a major contributor to escalating health-care costs in the U.S.2. In addition to concerns about cost, the introduction of new medical technologies raises questions related to quality and safety, including how to minimize complications during the "learning curve" period through appropriate training and/or credentialing, how to appropriately communicate potential risks associated with new interventions to patients, and who should be responsible for postmarket surveillance and reporting.

SN  - 0021-9355
M3  - doi: 10.2106/JBJS.9004.edit
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.2106/JBJS.9004.edit
ER  -