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Physical, Social and Cultural, and Global Influences

In: United States Health Care Policymaking

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  • Sunday E. Ubokudom

    (University of Toledo)

Abstract

In Chap. 5, we examined the technological environment of the health care policy-making system. Specifically, we examined the classification, evolution, and diffusion of medical technology; the effects of medical technology on medical training and the practice of medicine; effects on medical costs, quality of care, and quality of life; effects on access to care; the ethical concerns raised by medical technology; and the practice of technology assessment. We concluded the chapter by observing that the growth of technology, as well as other human endeavors, affects other important aspects of our lives, most notably, the air we breathe, the food we eat, the generation of radioactive by-products and toxic chemicals, the manufacture of illicit drugs, and the generation of natural and man-made hazards. In other words, in addition to their effects on the health care system, technology and other human activities affect many other aspects of our lives that are associated with health.

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  • Sunday E. Ubokudom, 2012. "Physical, Social and Cultural, and Global Influences," Springer Texts in Business and Economics, in: United States Health Care Policymaking, edition 127, chapter 0, pages 145-173, Springer.
    • Handle: RePEc:spr:sptchp:978-1-4614-3169-5_6
    DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4614-3169-5_6
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