Health Policy and Technology
DisciplineHealth policy
LanguageEnglish
Edited byKen Redekop, (2017- Wendy L. Currie, Founding Editor (2012-2017)
Publication details
History2012-present
Publisher
FrequencyQuarterly
Hybrid
5.211 (2021)
Standard abbreviations
ISO 4Health Policy Technol.
Indexing
ISSN2211-8837
OCLC no.786051404
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Health Policy and Technology is a quarterly peer-reviewed healthcare journal that was established in 2012 and published by Elsevier on behalf of the Fellowship of Postgraduate Medicine. Professor Wendy L. Currie was the founding Editor-in-Chief, from 2012 to 2017. It is one of two official journals, the other being the Postgraduate Medical Journal. It covers health policy and development, assessment of clinical and cost-effectiveness, and implementation of all types of medical technology, including drugs, devices, diagnostics, and eHealth platforms. The journal is abstracted and indexed in Scopus,[1] Social Sciences Citation Index,[2] and Embase.[3] According to the Journal Citation Reports, the journal has a 2021 impact factor of 5.211.[4]

Conferences

The journal has organised conferences in partnership with the Fellowship of Postgraduate Medicine. In 2017, the journal, the Fellowship, and the Cardiovascular Research Trust held a conference in London on health policy to prevent heart disease.[5] In June 2019, the journal and the Fellowship organised a conference on European Cooperation in Healthcare at the Erasmus University Rotterdam.[6] For 2021, to mark the 10th Anniversary of the journal, Health Policy and Technology is organising in partnership with the Fellowship of Postgraduate Medicine an online Conference Series with panel discussions and peer-reviewed abstracts on Vaccines, Trusted Information and Fake News; Artificial Intelligence – Improving Health, from Smart Hospitals to Smart Homes; Equity and Outcomes, Ensuring Fair Access to Healthcare; Addressing Geopolitical Challenges to the Price of Medicines; and Climate and Health – why should policy-makers and the public be concerned?[7]

International Awards for Medical Writing in Social Media

In 2020, the journal launched annual international awards for trusted medical writing in social media.[8][9]

References

  1. ^ "Source details: Health Policy and Technology". Scopus preview. Elsevier. Retrieved 2018-08-23.
  2. ^ "Master Journal List". Intellectual Property & Science. Clarivate Analytics. Retrieved 2018-08-23.
  3. ^ "Embase Coverage". Embase. Elsevier. Retrieved 2018-08-23.
  4. ^ "Health Policy and Technology". 2021 Journal Citation Reports. Web of Science (Science ed.). Clarivate Analytics. 2022.
  5. ^ Singer, DRJ (2018). "Resolving gaps and challenges for health policy to protect the heart and circulation". Health Policy and Technology. 7: 1–2. doi:10.1016/j.hlpt.2018.01.005.
  6. ^ Singer, DRJ; Bakker, L; Redekop, WK (2019). "European Cooperation on Healthcare". Health Policy and Technology. 8: 1–2. doi:10.1016/j.hlpt.2019.03.001. S2CID 169568476.
  7. ^ Ken Redekop, Donald RJ Singer. Conference to mark the 10th anniversary for the Health Policy and Technology journal. Health Policy and Technology 2021;10(2):100540,ISSN 2211-8837,https://doi.org/10.1016/j.hlpt.2021.100540.
  8. ^ Donald RJ Singer, Ken Redekop, Bernard Cheung. Trusted writing in social media: FPM International Awards for Medical Writing in Social Media. Health Policy and Technology 2021;9(1):5-6. ISSN 2211-8837. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.hlpt.2020.02.004
  9. ^ Donald RJ Singer, Ken Redekop, Bernard Cheung. The FPM award for medical writing in social media. Health Policy and Technology 2021;10(1);1-2. ISSN 2211-8837 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.hlpt.2021.02.005.

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