Economics for Healthcare Managers, Fifth Edition

Fifth Auflage
ISBN: 978-1-64055-371-2
Verlag: Health Administration Press

Buch, Englisch, 374 Seiten, Hardback, Format (B × H): 178 mm x 254 mm

Economics for Healthcare Managers provides the practical guide that healthcare managers need to simplify and strengthen the decision-making process for everyday issues. Written for those with little or no background in economics, the book is designed to engage readers in today’s policy and management challenges. The author references classic studies while also drawing on current research and emphasizing contemporary analyses. This extensively revised edition presents the latest information on topics such as: Overviews of the US healthcare system and healthcare financing systemRisk evaluation and managementCosts and PricingPopulation healthForecastingSupply and demand analysisEconomic analysis of clinical and managerial interventionsProfits, market structure, and market powerGovernment intervention in healthcare marketsBehavioral economics The book’s 37 case studies offer real-world examples of the concepts and strategies provided throughout the book.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Fachgebiete

• Medizin | Veterinärmedizin Medizin | Public Health | Pharmazie | Zahnmedizin Medizin, Gesundheitswesen Krankenhausmanagement, Praxismanagement
• Wirtschaftswissenschaften Volkswirtschaftslehre Gesundheitsökonomie

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Chapter 1 - Why Health Economics?Chapter 2 - An Overview of the US Healthcare SystemChapter 3 - An Overview of the Healthcare Financing SystemChapter 4 - Describing, Evaluating, and Managing RiskChapter 5 - Understanding CostsChapter 6 - Improving Population HealthChapter 7 - The Demand for Healthcare ProductsChapter 8 - ElasticitiesChapter 9 - ForecastingChapter 10 - Supply and Demand AnalysisChapter 11 - Maximizing ProfitsChapter 12 - PricingChapter 13 - Asymmetric Information and IncentivesChapter 14 - Economic Analysis of Clinical and Managerial InterventionsChapter 15 - Profits, Market Structure, and Market PowerChapter 16 - Government Intervention in Healthcare MarketsChapter 17 - RegulationChapter 18 - Behavioral Economics