National Priorities for the Assessment of Clinical Conditions and Medical Technologies Report of a Pilot Study (1990) / Chapter Skim
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C: Organizations Providing Background Information
C: Organizations Providing Background Information
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AMERICAN COLLEGE OF PHYSICIANS (ACP) The ACP is a national society of internists and related medical subspecialists that works to uphold health care standards Trough its activities in continuing medical education, health policy analysis, quality assurance, and medical technology assessment The Clinucal Efficacy Assessment Project (CEAP)
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The Diagnostic and Therapeutic Technology Assessment (DACHA) program was established to provide accurate, balanced, and up-to-date infonnation on medical technology to the practicing medical community, and to communicate the concerns and opinions of physicians to other constituents of the health care community.
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The Technology and Health Care Program was established to improve He public's understanding of national health policy issues and to aid He process by which policy is set within He govemment. SPA provided a list of pnonty-setting criteria developed by He Panel for the Appropriate Use of Technology convened by IHPA in December 1988 (Institute of Heals Policy Analysis, Georgetown University, 1989~.
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OFFICE OF HEALTH TECHNOLOGY ASSESSMENT (OHTA) , NATIONAL CENTER FOR HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH The National Center for Health Services Research and Heals Care Technology Assessmera is a major source of federal support for research to evaluate health services, assess technologies, and improve access to new scientific and technical information for research users.
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; specialty chemicals (intermediates for pharmaceutical and animal health products and ingredients for food and beverage industries) ; consumer Nonprescription health care products and cosmetics and fragrances)
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Congress and the Secretary of Health and Human Services an appropriate percentage change in the payments made under the Medicare prospective payment system (PPS) for inpatient hospital services and recommends adjustments to He diagnosis-related group (DRG)
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