| pubmed-article:18686822 | pubmed:abstractText | In an ever-growing environment of health expenditure, governments should consider methods to contain costs, for example: professional guidelines, appropriateness criteria, preauthorization mechanism and regulations. Certificate of Needs (CON), although controversial, was also considered as a tool to lower health costs by limiting the supply of health services. Therefore, expenditures on costly medical devices require the special attention of the Ministry of Health or regulatory authorities. | lld:pubmed |
