Baruch J
Med Instrum. 1979 Jan-Feb;13(1):11-3.
The diffusion of medical technology is a complex process dependent upon the character of the industry, cost of investment and adoption, sophistication of users and their environments, general-use standards, user prestige, patient distribution, government regulations, and scale of operation. The one positive influence with the greatest impact on the rate of adoption of a new technology is the third-party-payer system. The more we understand those parameters affecting the diffusion of technology in medicine, the more we will be able to provide society with good care in a reasonable cost.
医疗技术的传播是一个复杂的过程，它取决于行业特性、投资和采用成本、用户及其环境的复杂性、通用标准、用户声望、患者分布、政府法规以及运营规模。对新技术采用率影响最大的一个积极因素是第三方支付系统。我们对那些影响医学技术传播的参数了解得越多，就越能以合理的成本为社会提供优质医疗服务。
