Hutton J
Centre for Health Economics, University of York, UK.
Med Biol Eng Comput. 1993 Jan;31(1):HTA11-5. doi: 10.1007/BF02446886.
Assessment of medical technologies is a multidisciplinary activity requiring the participation of engineers, clinicians and social scientists. The contribution of engineers has often been confined to the early stages of technical assessment. However, engineers have important inputs to make throughout the assessment process in their roles of developers, users and managers of technology. Engineers have found collaboration with clinical researchers possible through hospital-based work, but must also develop links with economists and other social scientists if they are to make a full contribution to comprehensive technology assessment.
医疗技术评估是一项多学科活动，需要工程师、临床医生和社会科学家的参与。工程师的贡献通常局限于技术评估的早期阶段。然而，工程师在技术的开发者、使用者和管理者角色中，在整个评估过程中都能发挥重要作用。工程师已经发现，通过医院工作与临床研究人员进行合作是可行的，但如果要对全面的技术评估做出充分贡献，他们还必须与经济学家和其他社会科学家建立联系。
