Pubbl/distr/stampa	Washington, D.C. : , : National Academy Press, , 1999
Descrizione fisica	1 online resource (44 pages)
Disciplina	155.5
Altri autori (Persone)	KipkeMichele D
Collana	The compass series
Soggetto topico	Adolescent psychology Puberty Adolescence Child development
ISBN	0-309-17275-6 0-309-52003-7 0-585-29398-8
Formato	Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico	Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione	eng
Nota di contenuto	""Front Matter""; ""Contents""; ""Preface""; ""Adolescent Development and the Biology of Puberty""; ""CHANGES IN THE STUDY OF ADOLESCENT DEVELOPMENT""; ""KEY FINDINGS OF RECENT STUDIES""; ""RESEARCH CHALLENGES""; ""POLICY CHALLENGES""; ""IMPROVING PUBLIC UNDERSTANDING""; ""CONCLUSION""; ""APPENDIX WORKSHOP AGENDA""
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Pubbl/distr/stampa	Washington, : National Academy Press, c2001
Descrizione fisica	xi, 152 p. : ill
Disciplina	362.7/083/0973
Altri autori (Persone)	FischhoffBaruch <1946-> NightingaleElena O IannottaJoah G
Soggetto topico	Risk-taking (Psychology) in adolescence - United States Teenagers - United States - Social conditions Teenagers - Health risk assessment - United States Youth - Government policy - United States
Soggetto genere / forma	Electronic books.
ISBN	0-309-50983-1
Formato	Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico	Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione	eng
Nota di contenuto	1. Introduction: Adolescent risk and vulnerability: approaches to setting priorities to reduce their burden -- 2. Perceptions of risk and vulnerability / Baruch Fischhoff and Elena O. Nightingale -- 3. Vulnerability, risk, and protection / Susan G. Millstein and Bonnie L. Halpern-Felsher -- 4. Modeling the payoffs of interventions to reduce adolescent vulnerability / Robert William Blum, Clea McNeely, and James Nonnemaker -- 5. Adolescent vulnerability: measurement and priority setting / Martha R. Burt, Janine M. Zweig, and John Roman.
Record Nr.	UNINA-9910455776303321

Pubbl/distr/stampa	Washington, D.C., : National Academy Press, 1994
Descrizione fisica	1 online resource (240 p.)
Disciplina	610
Altri autori (Persone)	GelijnsAnnetine DawkinsHolly V
Collana	Medical innovation at the crossroads
Soggetto topico	Medical innovations Health insurance - United States Social medicine - United States Health care reform - United States
Soggetto genere / forma	Electronic books.
ISBN	1-280-21121-0 9786610211210 0-309-58641-0 0-585-00175-8
Formato	Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico	Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione	eng
Nota di contenuto	""Adopting New Medical Technology""; ""Copyright""; ""Acknowledgments""; ""Contents""; ""PART I Setting the Stage""; ""1 Introduction ""; ""REFERENCES""; ""2 The Nature of Technological Change: Incentives Matter! ""; ""INTRODUCTION""; ""A BRIEF RECENT HISTORY OF HEALTH CARE IN THE UNITED STATES: TECHNOLOGICAL CHANGE AND THE GROWTH OF...""; ""DEFINING ""HEALTH CARE""""; ""EFFECTS OF RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT (TECHNOLOGICAL CHANGE) ON THE HEALTH CARE INSURANCE SYSTEM""; ""EFFECTS OF THE INSURANCE/FINANCE SYSTEM ON RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT"" ""EFFECTS OF INSURANCE ON CHOICE OF TECHNOLOGY AND QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE IN THE SHORT RUN, WITH TECHN...""""CONCLUDING REMARKS""; ""REFERENCES""; ""3 The Impact of Technology Assessment on Decisions by Health Care Providers and Payers ""; ""OBJECTIVE""; ""METHODOLOGY""; ""RESULTS""; ""DISCUSSION""; ""Quality Issues""; ""Individual Skill Levels in Technology Assessment Vary Widely""; ""Technology Assessment Research is Expensive""; ""Timely Technology Assessment Information is Scarce""; ""Scope Issues""; ""Future Issues""; ""Education""; ""Financial Support""; ""Information""; ""REFERENCES"" ""PART II Provider Decisionmaking """"4 Role of the Hospital in the Acquisition of Technology ""; ""THE CHANGING FINANCIAL ENVIRONMENT""; ""MODELS OF HOSPITAL BEHAVIOR""; ""TECHNOLOGY ASSESSMENT: SOCIETAL VERSUS HOSPITAL PERSPECTIVE""; ""Societal Versus Hospital Perspective: Some Examples""; ""POLICY CONSIDERATIONS""; ""CONCLUSION""; ""REFERENCES""; ""5 Physicians' Decisions Regarding the Acquisition of Technology ""; ""INCENTIVES FOR THE ADOPTION OF MEDICAL INNOVATIONS""; ""CONCEPTUAL MODEL""; ""Innovation Characteristics""; ""Provider Characteristics""; ""Knowledge""; ""Awareness"" ""Judgment""""Trial""; ""Adoption""; ""Evaluation""; ""SUMMARY""; ""REFERENCES""; ""PART III Third Party Payer Coverage Decisions""; ""6 Decisionmaking in the Health Care Financing Administration ""; ""BACKGROUND ON MEDICARE COVERAGE""; ""PROBLEMS WITH THIS APPROACH""; ""PAYMENT CHANGES""; ""TOWARD A MORE REASONABLE COVERAGE APPROACH""; ""CONCLUSION""; ""REFERENCES""; ""7 Blue Cross and Blue Shield Association Initiatives in Technology Assessment ""; ""TECHNOLOGY ASSESSMENT""; ""Recent Changes to Program""; ""THE DEMONSTRATION PROJECT ON BREAST CANCER TREATMENT""; ""FUTURE DIRECTIONS"" ""REFERENCES""""8 Kaiser Permanente's New Technology Committee: Coverage Decisionmaking in a Group Model Health Mai...""; ""THE KAISER PERMANENTE PROGRAM""; ""THE NEW TECHNOLOGY COMMITTEE""; ""CATEGORIES OF NEW TECHNOLOGIES""; ""COSTS OF NEW TECHNOLOGIES""; ""Research Done by the Committee""; ""FACTORS AFFECTING DECISIONMAKING""; ""Experimental Exclusions""; ""CONCLUSION""; ""9 Autologous Bone Marrow Transplantation: A Microcosm of the U.S. Health Care System""; ""THE CONTROVERSY SURROUNDING HDC-ABMT""; ""OUTCOMES-BASED DECISIONMAKING""; ""PAYER PERSPECTIVE""; ""PROPOSAL""; ""RATIONALE"" ""DISCUSSION""
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