Title: Management of medical technology (MMT): research, education, and practice

Authors: Eliezer Geisler, Ori Heller

Addresses: College of Business and Economics, University of Wisconsin-Whitewater, 800 West Main Street, Whitewater, WI 53190-1797, USA. Snider Entrepreneurial Center, The Wharton School of Business, University of Pennsylvania, PA, USA

Abstract: In the USA, vast sums of money are spent on health care. A percentage of this cost relates to the management of medical technology. In this article, the authors consider the Management of Medical Technology (MMT) as an area for academic pursuit. They consider it as a new field, a complex area of research, education and practice which they have endeavoured to bring to the attention of academics and practitioners.

Keywords: Management of Medical Technology (MMT); research questions; theoretical framework.

DOI: 10.1504/IJTM.1998.002611

International Journal of Technology Management, 1998 Vol.15 No.3/4/5, pp.196-210

Published online: 29 Jul 2003 *

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