The Implications of Cost-Effectiveness Analysis of Medical Technology: Background Paper 2: Case Studies of Medical Technologies: Case Study 12: Assessing Selected Respiratory Therapy Modalities: Trends and Relative Costs in the Washington, D.C., Area Page: III
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Foreword
This case study is one of 17 studies comprising Background Paper #2 for OTA's
assessment, The Implicatiom of Cost-Effectiveness Analysis of Medical Technology.
That assessment analyzes the feasibility, implications, and value of using cost-effec-
tiveness and cost-benefit analysis (CEA/CBA) in health care decisionmaking. The ma-
jor, policy-oriented report of the assessment was published in August 1980. In addition
to Background Paper #2, there are four other background papers being published in
conjunction with the assessment: 1) a document which addresses methodological
issues and reviews the CEA/CBA literature, published in September 1980; 2) a case
study of the efficacy and cost-effectiveness of psychotherapy, published in October
1980; 3) a case study of four common diagnostic X-ray procedures, to be published in
summer 1981; and 4) a review of international experience in managing medical tech-
nology, published in October 1980. Another related report was published in
September of 1979: A Review of Selected Federal Vaccine and Immumnization Policies.
The case studies in Background Paper #2: Case Studies of Medical Technologies
are being published individually. They were commissioned by OTA both to provide
information on the specific technologies and to gain lessons that could be applied to
the broader policy aspects of the use of CEA/CBA, Several of the studies were specifi-
cally requested by the Senate Committee on Finance.
Drafts of each case study were reviewed by OTA staff; by members of the ad-
visory panel to the overall assessment, chaired by Dr. John Hogness; by members of
the Health Program Advisory Committee, chaired by Dr. Frederick Robbins; and by
numerous other experts in clinical medicine, health policy, Government, and econom-
ics. We are grateful for their assistance. However, responsibility for the case studies re-
mains with the authors.JOHN H. GIBBONS
Director111
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United States. Congress. Office of Technology Assessment. The Implications of Cost-Effectiveness Analysis of Medical Technology: Background Paper 2: Case Studies of Medical Technologies: Case Study 12: Assessing Selected Respiratory Therapy Modalities: Trends and Relative Costs in the Washington, D.C., Area, report, July 1981; [Washington D.C.]. (https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc39437/m1/4/: accessed March 29, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, UNT Digital Library, https://digital.library.unt.edu; crediting UNT Libraries Government Documents Department.