The New Technology Assessment

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Abstract
Technology assessment is not a new phenomenon in medicine. The most able and conscientious physicians have always sought to understand the effects of the interventions they apply.1 With the development of clinical research, attempts to establish safety and efficacy became more systematic and scientific, culminating in the crown jewel of traditional technology assessment, the randomized clinical trial.The determination of safety and efficacy remains an essential element of technology assessments, but in recent years such assessments have broadened in scope. They now encompass the measurement of effectiveness, considerations of quality of life and patients' preferences,2 , 3 and especially the evaluation of . . .