Ethical Evaluation Model for Technologies. The Role of Medical Technology in the Development of Autonomyin Diabetes Patient
Revista Medico-Chirurgicala A Societatii de Medici si Naturalisti din Iasi-Romania, vol 117, no.3, pp:722-730.
9 Pages Posted: 9 Dec 2013
Date Written: September 30, 2013
Abstract
Romanian Government Decision (GD) No. 8/2012 amending and supplementing GD No. 144/2010 regarding the function and organization structures of the Ministry of Health defines health technology assessment (HTA) as "a systematic and multidisciplinary analysis of the existing and new medical technologies, through which medical technologies to be used in a transparent and unbiased manner". We propose an ethical assessment model of technologies used in the care of diabetic patients. The nature of this research was exploratory, giving the novelty of this approach to the clinical and social context of Romania.
Keywords: ethic evaluation, technologies, autonomy, diabetes patients
JEL Classification: I1
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