Title
Health care technology in Sweden
Author
Jonsson, E.
Banta, H.D.
TNO Preventie en Gezondheid
Publication year
1994
Abstract
Health care in Sweden is a public sector responsibility and equity in access to care is quite important. The Swedish system is organized into several levels, with the Federation of County Councils at the top, and with regional, county, and local levels. In theory, the four hospital tiers developed by these different levels provide a clear hierarchy for acquisition of sophisticated new technologies. In practice, certain problems have emerged, especially rigidity of the system. Reforms are underway. Sweden was one of the first countries to become involved in the assessment of health care technology. From the beginning, technologies were assessed to determine if they were 'consistent with proven scientific knowledge and good experience'. Sweden has a national program in health care technology assessment (TA), and TA is increasingly visible to policy makers and physicians. Health care TA has been effectively institutionalized in Sweden and has a bright future. The greatest problem in the Swedish context is the large number of unassessed technologies. Because of this, international cooperation is essential.
Subject
Health
Diffusion
Health care technology
Health care technology assessment
Health care policy
Medical technology
Delivery of Health Care
Diffusion of Innovation
Health Care Reform
Health Policy
Health Status
Human
International Cooperation
Sweden
Technology Assessment, Biomedical
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DOI
https://doi.org/10.1016/0168-8510(94)00689-c
TNO identifier
232723
ISSN
0168-8510
Source
Health Policy, 30 (1-3), 257-294
Document type
article