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November 6, 2008
Efficiency Measurement in Health and Health Care
Authors: Bruce Hollingsworth, Stuart J Peacock, Foreword by Tom Rice
Series: Routledge International Studies in Health Economics
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 978-0-415-27137-0
List Price: $150.00
Publication Date: 02/07/2008
Binding: Hardback
Pages: 176
Bio
- Bruce Hollingsworth is Associate Professor at the Centre for Health Economics at Monash University, Melbourne.
- Stuart J. Peacock is Senior Scientist and Director of the Centre for Health Economics in Cancer at the British Columbia Cancer Agency and the University of British Columbia, Vancouver.
About the Book
This book provides a concise synthesis of leading edge research in the theory and practise of efficiency measurement in health and health care. Whilst much of the literature in this area is confusing and impregnable, Hollingsworth and Peacock show the logical links between the economic theory underlying efficiency, the methods used in analysis and practical application of measurement techniques including Data Envelopment Analysis and Stochastic Frontiers Analysis.
The book outlines which methods are most suitable in which setting, how to specify valid models, and how to undertake a study and effectively disseminate results. The current state of the art is assessed in terms of methods and published applications, and undertakes practical applications of advanced methods, including analysis of economies of scale and scope, variable weightings, specification testing, and estimation of the efficient production of health.
Finally, the way forward in efficiency measurement in health is outlined, mapping out an agenda for future research and policy development.
Table of Contents
- Introduction
- Health and Efficiency Concepts
- Efficiency Measurement Techniques
- Measuring Efficiency in Health Services
- Application of Efficiency Measurement in Health Services
- Advanced Applications and Recent Developments
- Future Directions
Applications in Health Economics
Author: Paul J. Feldstein
This manuscript was written in the hope that if students can see the relevance of the economic concepts they are learning, they will remember them better. The 85 health care applications included in this manuscript, which illustrate the relevance of microeconomics to health care issues, are organized according to the topics covered in a beginning microeconomics course. Each application is illustrated by one or more diagrams. Many of the micro topics have multiple applications. In discussing each application, a brief explanation of the underlying micro concept is often provided to aid students in understanding the application. In some more complex sections, such as production theory and cost curves, the explanation is more extensive.
This manuscript may be considered as a text for health economics courses with no microeconomics prerequisite, which combine microeconomics and health care in a single course.
This manuscript can also be used as a supplementary text for courses in health services, health policy, and health economics.
Given the high price of textbooks, being able to order a hardcopy of this manuscript through the website should make it more accessible to those interested in health care economics.
- Table of Contents [PDF]
- List of Figures [PDF]
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