Economic analysis in healthcare

Economic Analysis in Health Care, 2e provides a comprehensive coverage of both the economics of health care systems and the evaluation of global health care technologies. The text is designed to provide international perspective and knowledge of global economic analysis. Furthermore, it creates a useful balance of theoretical treatment and practical applications throughout and focusesuniquely on both market-related and economics evaluation aspects of health economics.With up-to-date case studies and examples from both the UK, Europe andthe rest of the world, Economic Analysis in Healthcare: Adopts an international perspective towards topics in health economicsCreates a useful balance of theoretical treatment and practical application throughout the bookFocuses uniquely on both market-related and economic evaluation aspects of health economics.Provides new chapters on: health care labor markets, the pharmaceutical industry, and the economics of public health.Includes new material on the economics of social careOffers a pedagogical framework that has been improved by adding one page abstracts at the start of each chapter and comprehensive exercises at the end of each chapter. INDICE: Chapter 1. Introduction to Economic Analysis in Health CareChapter2. The Demand for Health CareChapter 3. The Production and Costs of Health CareChapter 4. The Supply of Health CareChapter 5. Markets, Market Failure and the Role of Government in Health CareChapter 6. Health Insurance and Health Care FinancingChapter 7. Equity in Health CareChapter 8. Health Care Labour MarketsChapter 9. Welfarist and Non-Welfarist Foundations of Economic EvaluationChapter 10. Principles of Economic Evaluation in Health CareChapter 11. Measuringand Valuing Health Care OutputChapter 12. Economic Evaluation MethodsChapter 13. The Use of Economic Evaluation in Decision MakingIndex

• ISBN: 978-1-119-95149-0
• Editorial: John Wiley & Sons
• Encuadernacion: Rústica
• Páginas: 400
• Fecha Publicación: 27/04/2012
• Nº Volúmenes: 1
• Idioma: Inglés