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(Medical Innovation at the Crossroads. Vol. 2.) Edited by Annetine C. Gelijns and Ethan A. Halm. 210 pp. Washington, D.C., National Academy Press, 1992. $24.95. ISBN 0-309-04491-X.
(Medical Innovation at the Crossroads. Vol. 3.) Edited by Annetine C. Gelijns. 283 pp. Washington, D.C., National Academy Press, 1992. $36. ISBN 0-309-04695-5.

It is not an overstatement to say that the American health care system is driven by technology. Physicians are procedure-oriented, patients demand the latest in technological advances, the industries that manufacture health care devices and drugs are remarkably innovative and aggressive in marketing their products, and reimbursement policies favor technological procedures. Since technology is so prominent in our health care system and since most technological procedures increase costs, it is not surprising that medical technology is often considered to be the principal culprit in the continuing rise of health care costs.

These two volumes of "Medical Innovation at the Crossroads," . . . [Full Text of this Article]

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