PMO 592 Health Care Information Technology
This course provides an introduction to technology assessment as a tool for public policy, evidence-based health administration, and clinical decision-making. There are two modules in this course. The first module introduces medical technology assessment and its role in health systems and evaluates the priorities and strategies of the major initiatives in healthcare technology assessment. This includes an appraisal of the role of government agencies like the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, the Food and Drug Administration, and the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality; industry entities such as the Blue Cross Blue Shield Technology Evaluation Center; and academic efforts such as the Cochrane Collaboration. The second module introduces the tools of economic evaluation of health services and interventions, to include cost-effectiveness, cost-utility, and cost-benefit analyses; and provides guidance on the presentation and use of economic evaluation results.