DocumentCode
2490257
Title
Health care technology management: challenges faced by Estonia in the globalizing economical environment
Author
Aid, Siim
Author_Institution
Dept. of Med. Devices, State Agency of Medicines, Tartu, Estonia
Volume
3
fYear
2002
fDate
23-26 Oct. 2002
Firstpage
1920
Abstract
The goal of the paper is to demonstrate, using Estonia as an example, some general and country-specific aspects of Medical Technology Management challenge, characteristic to a country transitioning from East European (Soviet Block) economy to Western technology and free market. The paper is based on implemented and proposed activities to meet the challenges.
Keywords
biomedical engineering; health care; management; East European; Soviet Block; Western technology; challenges faced by Estonia; country-specific aspects; free market; globalizing economical environment; health care technology management; implemented activities; proposed activities; Ambulatory surgery; Dentistry; Environmental economics; Geography; History; Hospitals; Medical services; Orthopedic surgery; Paper technology; Technology management;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Engineering in Medicine and Biology, 2002. 24th Annual Conference and the Annual Fall Meeting of the Biomedical Engineering Society EMBS/BMES Conference, 2002. Proceedings of the Second Joint
ISSN
1094-687X
Print_ISBN
0-7803-7612-9
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/IEMBS.2002.1053093
Filename
1053093
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