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In a technological society, with increasing dependence on technology, concerns are natural. Health care technology is associated with a number of these concerns, including whether it is beneficial, too costly, or associated with unacceptable social costs. An important method for evaluating health care technology and its implications is technology assessment, and a growing number of countries are now using this technique in health care as a hel...

This report, Anticipating and Assessing Health Care Technology, is the first report from the STG Commission on Future Health Care Technology. The STG (Stuurgroep Toekomstscenario's Gezondheidzorg) was established in 1983 as an independent advisory group to the State Secretary for Welfare, Public Health, and Cultural Affairs (WVC) to assist in long-range health planning efforts. Thus far, STG commissions have examined cardiovascular disease, ca...