Health economics : fundamentals and flow of funds / Thomas E. Getzen.

By: Material type: TextTextPublication details: New York, NY : Wiley, c2004Edition: Second editionDescription: xxiv, 438 pages : illustrations ; 26 cmISBN:
  • 471432032
Subject(s): LOC classification:
  • RA 410 .G48 2004
Contents:
1. Terms of trade: the flow of funds through the health care system -- 2. Demand -- 3. Cost-benefit and cost-effectiveness analysis -- 4. Insurance -- 5. Insurance contracts and managed care -- 6. Physicians -- 7. Medical education, organziation, and business practices -- 8. Hospitals -- 9. Management and regulation of hospital costs -- 10. Managed care -- 11. Long-term care -- 12. Pharmaceuticals -- 13. Introduction to the macroeconomics of health -- 14. The role of government -- 15. Public goods and public health -- 16. Economic history, population growth, and medical care -- 17. International comparisons of health and health expenditures -- 18. Dynamics of national health spending -- 19. Value for money in the future of health care.
Summary: A practical primer to the dynamic field of health economics. Written by Thomas Getzen, a leading academic and practitioner, and currently Director of the International Health Economics Association, this complete, accessible text introduces students to the economic analysis of medical markets and the production of health. Updated and revised with new cases and the latest developments in the field, the new Second Edition traces the economic rationale and development of the medical care organization. It thoroughly introduces students to the principles and concepts of health economics without requiring prolonged preparatory work or extensive mathematical manipulation.
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Books Books National University - Manila LRC - Main General Circulation Medical Technology GC RA 410 .G48 2004 c.1 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) c.1 Available NULIB000004082
Books Books National University - Manila LRC - Main General Circulation Pharmacy GC RA 410 .G48 2004 c.2 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) c.2 Available NULIB000004093

Includes bibliographical references and index.

1. Terms of trade: the flow of funds through the health care system -- 2. Demand -- 3. Cost-benefit and cost-effectiveness analysis -- 4. Insurance -- 5. Insurance contracts and managed care -- 6. Physicians -- 7. Medical education, organziation, and business practices -- 8. Hospitals -- 9. Management and regulation of hospital costs -- 10. Managed care -- 11. Long-term care -- 12. Pharmaceuticals -- 13. Introduction to the macroeconomics of health -- 14. The role of government -- 15. Public goods and public health -- 16. Economic history, population growth, and medical care -- 17. International comparisons of health and health expenditures -- 18. Dynamics of national health spending -- 19. Value for money in the future of health care.

A practical primer to the dynamic field of health economics. Written by Thomas Getzen, a leading academic and practitioner, and currently Director of the International Health Economics Association, this complete, accessible text introduces students to the economic analysis of medical markets and the production of health. Updated and revised with new cases and the latest developments in the field, the new Second Edition traces the economic rationale and development of the medical care organization. It thoroughly introduces students to the principles and concepts of health economics without requiring prolonged preparatory work or extensive mathematical manipulation.

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