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Laser reimbursement: Who pays for progress?
Author(s) -
Meyers Arlen D.
Publication year - 1990
Publication title -
lasers in surgery and medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.888
H-Index - 112
eISSN - 1096-9101
pISSN - 0196-8092
DOI - 10.1002/lsm.1900100415
Subject(s) - futurist , reimbursement , point (geometry) , health technology , process (computing) , health care , limit (mathematics) , plan (archaeology) , public relations , business , medicine , political science , sociology , law , computer science , history , social science , mathematical analysis , geometry , mathematics , archaeology , operating system
Leland Kaiser, a noted health care futurist, asserts that, to the degree to which medical technology can improve human life, there is no limit. Likewise, there is no limit to the amount of money people will be willing to spend on this technology. The ASLMS is at the focal point of the debate and needs to make its voice heard clearly based on a well thought out plan, based on reliable data, and considerate of the various economic, social, legal, and ethical constraints placed on the practicing clinician. If we don't take hold of the process, the technological imperative will quickly overwhelm us.