Technology Assessment

Preferred Label : Technology Assessment;

NCIt definition : Technology assessment (TA) arose in the mid-1960s from an appreciation of the critical role of technology in modern society and its potential for unintended, and sometimes harmful, consequences. TA was conceived as a way to identify the desirable first-order, intended effects of technologies as well as the higher-order, unintended social, economic and environmental effects. TA methodology draws upon a variety of analytical, evaluative and planning techniques. Among these are systems analysis, cost-benefit analysis, consensus methods (e.g., Delphi method), engineering feasibility studies, clinical trials, market research, technological forecasting, and others. TA practitioners and policy makers recognized that TA is evolving, flexible, and should be tailored to the task (Brooks and Bowers 1970 and U.S. Congress, Office of Technology Assessment 1977).;

Details

Origin ID

C15335;

UMLS CUI

C0039422;

Automatic exact mappings (from CISMeF team)
- Health technology assessment [Terme SASMAG]
- Technology assessment [UNESCO concept]
- health technology assessment [CISMeF resources Type]
- technology assessment, biomedical [MeSH Descriptor]
Currated CISMeF NLP mapping
- Technology assessment [LOINC component]
- technology assessment [CISMeF Metaterm]
- technology assessment [MeSH concept]
Semantic type(s)
- Health Care Activity [UMLS semantic type]
UMLS correspondences (same concept)
- Technology assessment [LOINC component]
- technology assessment [CISMeF Metaterm]
- technology assessment [MeSH concept]

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