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INTERNET RESOURCETechnology Evaluation Center Launches Public Web Resource

The Technology Evaluation Center (TEC) of the Blue Cross and Blue Shield Association (BCBSA) has launched a new Internet resource both to provide physicians, consumers, ...

By Staff Writer | Updated on October 31, 2003

The Technology Evaluation Center (TEC) of the Blue Cross and Blue Shield Association (BCBSA) has launched a new Internet resource both to provide physicians, consumers, and healthcare organizations with scientific assessments of medical devices, drugs, and procedures and to promote the use of scientific evidence in healthcare decision-making. The Web resource at www.bcbs.com/tec showcases a rolling three-year inventory of TEC assessments on a variety of topics, including cardiovascular medicine, oncology, and diagnostic imaging.This is a meaningful enhancement to the way we make this information available, says Allan Korn, M.D., senior vice president of BCBSA for medical affairs and chief medical officer. Our intent is to promote the use of evidence-based healthcare decision-making by physicians and consumers. The goal of the effort, according to Korn, is to help people become wiser healthcare consumers through better understanding of the current scientific evidence on the effectiveness of treatments and tests. Better understanding helps people make more informed healthcare choices, Korn says, and to communicate more effectively with their physicians in a decision-making partnership.

The Web resources will be updated as new TEC assessments are reviewed by the Medical Advisory Panel and published by BCBSA. The resource is designed for easy navigation, offering 15 searchable clinical topic areas, keyword searching, and access to summaries of assessments in processthose recently reviewed by the Medical Advisory Panel and being prepared for final publication. Visitors also can sign up to receive e-mail alerts when new material is published on the Web site.

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