___ ___ _______________ ________ / / / / / _____________/ / ___ | / / / / / / / / | | _ / / / / / / / / | | |_| / / / / / / / / | | _ / /__________/ / / /______ / /______| | | | / ___________ / / _______/ / ________ | | | / / / / / / / / | | | | / / / / / / / / | | | | / / / / / / / / | | | | / / / / / /_____________ / / | | |_| /__/ /__/ /________________/ /__/ |__| electronic HEALTH ECONOMICS ANALYSIS LETTERS |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||| ||||||||||| Volume 1, Number 6, Part 2A, October 1996 ||||||||||| |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||| A publication of the INTERNATIONAL HEALTH ECONOMICS ASSOCIATION (iHEA) EDITORIAL BOARD W. David Bradford, Ph.D. Department of Economics, University of New Hampshire James Burgess, Ph.D. Management Science Group, Department of Veterans Affairs NOTES TO CONTRIBUTORS The editors must hear from you so that eHEAL can effectively serve as a medium of communication for iHEA members. We are soliciting contributions from all members who have information relevant to the membership at large. There are a number of specific items we are seeking: * Announcement of job openings; * Announcement of conferences or seminars in health economics; * Calls for papers by journals and book editors; * Announcements of new appointments and promotions; * Articles describing activities or new initiatives at your institution, Center or firm (perhaps describing your departmental or university programs in health economics, discussing new pedagogical tools used in health economics education, describing new governmental policy initiatives or programs, and so forth). Please send any contributions via e-mail to the editors: W. David Bradford or James Burgess . ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||| ||||||||||||||| Contents for the Issue ||||||||||||||||| ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||| iHEA AND GENERAL ANNOUNCEMENTS NEW APPOINTMENT ANNOUNCEMENT NEW GRADUATE PROGRAM IN PHARMACEUTICAL OUTCOMES NEW EDITION OF A TEXTBOOK CALLS FOR PAPERS Seventh Canadian Conference on Health Economics Quantitative Modelling in the Management of Health Care FORTHCOMING ARTICLES Health Affairs, Vol. 15, No. 3, Fall 1996 Health Economics, Vol.5, No. 5 - WORKSHOP EDITION Health Services Research, Vol. 31, No. 4, October 1996 Journal of Health Politics Policy and Law, Vol. 21, No. 4, Winter 1996 Medical Care Research and Review, Vol. 53, No. 4, Dec. 1996 SUBSCRIPTION AND MEMBERSHIP INFORMATION --------------------------------------------------------------------------- This newsletter is typeset in Courier 10 point font, and reads best that format. If the document is not well-aligned, reset your mail reader to display a non-proportional font (such as Courier). -------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------- iHEA ANNOUNCEMENTS -------------------------------------------------------------------------- NEW APPOINTMENT ANNOUNCEMENT Edward Norton is now an Assistant Professor in the Department of Health Care Policy in the School of Public Health at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. He can be contacted via e-mail at . -------------------------------------------------------------- NEW GRADUATE PROGRAM IN PHARMACEUTICAL OUTCOMES University of Washington Authorizes New Graduate Program in Pharmaceutical Outcomes. The University of Washington announces a new graduate studies program in Pharmaceutical Outcomes offered by the Department of Pharmacy. The program was developed in response to the growing need for highly trained educators and researchers to analyze the health and cost outcomes of pharmaceuticals and to examine the consequences of pharmaceutical therapy services and policies. The graduate program will provide students with an in-depth knowledge of the tools and concepts of pharmacoeconomics, pharmacoepidemiology, and health services research, as well as an understanding of how pharmaceutical policy is formulated and implemented at various levels of organizations. The University of Washington is nationally known as a leader in the field of Pharmaceutical Outcomes Research. Last year UW Pharmacy faculty received over $1 million in grants from the private sector and governmental agencies to conduct pharmaceutical outcomes research. Studies are underway on chronic disease management practices, on the safety and cost-effectiveness of drugs, on women's health issues, and on the effects and financing of pharmaceutical care. The Department of Pharmacy will be accepting its first class of students in Autumn of 1997 leading to the Ph.D. For information and applications contact Dr. Sean Sullivan, Graduate Program Director at sdsull@u.washington.edu, or Terry Hogley, Graduate Program Counselor at the Department of Pharmacy, University of Washington, Box 357630, Seattle, WA 98195-7630, phone (206) 685-9291, Email hogleyt@u.washington.edu, Web site http://weber.u.washington.edu/~pharma. -------------------------------------------------------------- NEW TEXTBOOK Sherman Folland, Allen Goodman, and Miron Stano, The Economics of Health and Health Care, 2/e, (Prentice-Hall), 1997. This comprehensive introduction to the economics of health and health care thoroughly develops and explains economic ideas and models and reflects the full spectrum of the most current health economics literature. It provides students with a solid working knowledge of the analytical tools of economics and econometrics as applied to contemporary health care issues. Table Of Contents: I. BASIC ECONOMIC TOOLS. 1. Introduction. 2. Microeconomic Tools for Health Economics. 3. Statistical Tools for Health Economics. II. SUPPLY AND DEMAND. 4. The Production of Health. 5. Demand for Health Capital. 6. Consumer Choice and Demand. III. INFORMATION. 7. Asymmetric Information and Agency. 8. Imperfect Agency and Supplier-Induced Demand. 9. Health, Health Care, and Advertising. 10. Physician Uncertainty and Small Area Variations. IV. INSURANCE AND ORGANIZATION OF HEALTH PROVIDERS. 11. Insurance. 12. Managed Care and Health Maintenance Organizations (HMOs). V. TECHNOLOGY. 13. The Production and Cost of Health Care. 14. Technology. VI. LABOR. 15. Labor Markets and Professional Training. 16. The Training and Practice of Physicians. VII. HOSPITALS AND NURSING HOMES. 17. Hospitals and Long-Term Care. 18. The Role of Nonprofit Firms. VIII. SOCIAL INSURANCE AND HEALTH SYSTEM REFORM. 19. Government Policies and Regulation. 20. Equity, Efficiency, and Need. 21. Social Insurance. 22. Comparative Health Care Systems. 23. Health System Reform. IX. POLICY ISSUES AND ANALYSES. 24. Cost-Benefit Analysis and Applications to Health Care. 25. Economics of Mental Health and Substance Abuse. Glossary. References. Index. Examination copies may be ordered from Prentice-Hall (http://www.prenhall.com) -------------------------------------------------------------------------- CALLS FOR PAPERS -------------------------------------------------------------------------- SEVENTH CANADIAN CONFERENCE ON HEALTH ECONOMICS August 21-23, 1997,Carleton University, Ottawa, Ontario CANADA Participants are invited to submit abstracts on any theme in health economics and health services research that relates to the Canadian Health Care System. The Organizational Committee is particularly interested in papers in following themes: - Assessing the Fundamental Principles of Canadian Health Care - Integrated Health Systems - Linking Research and Policy Making - Pursuing Efficiency while Preserving Equity Abstracts may be submitted by mail or fax using the guidelines provided below or you can contact the CHERA/ACRES office to have an abstract form mailed to you. NOTE: E-MAILED ABSTRACTS WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED All submissions will undergo serious peer review, please follow these submission guidelines: - Abstract should not exceed 250 words; - Structure: (a) problem/question, (b) data/methods, (c) results/conclusions, (d) implications Please ensure that you provide the following information: 1. Abstract Title 2. Abstract Text 3. Preferred Presentation Type - Paper or Poster 4. Presenting Author - Degree(s), Organizational Affiliation, Address, Telephone, Fax, e-mail 5. Co-authors - Degree(s), Organizational Affiliation 6. Audio-visual Needs - Overhead projector, slide projector or other equipment. If your abstract is not accepted for a paper presentation, would you like it to be considered for a poster presentation? PLEASE NOTE: ALL PRESENTERS AND PARTICIPANTS MUST REGISTER FOR THE CONFERENCE AND PAY THE CONFERENCE FEE (APPROXIMATELY $300 CDN). ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- THE INSTITUTE OF MATHEMATICS AND ITS APPLICATIONS Second IMA conference on: Quantitative Modelling in the Management of Health Care 2-4 September 1997 Co-sponsored by the King's Fund and the Society for Social Medicine ANNOUNCEMENT AND CALL FOR PAPERS The 2nd conference on this topic will be held 2--4 September 1997 at the University of Salford, UK. The conference delegates will include those involved in quantitative policy, evaluation and decision making in health care relating to the UK National Health Service, private sector and overseas experience. The first conference in September 1994 attracted: medical practitioners working in hospitals and general practice; health service managers; and operational research specialists, economists, statisticians and mathematicians employed in health care and universities. The conference will focus on practical methodologies of use in the provision and purchase of services. Papers covering experience with established methodologies and issues related to their implementation are welcome together with those describing new methodologies. The conference will consist of keynote speeches, contributed papers and an exhibition of software. This event will meet the requirements of the IMA Continuing Professional Development Scheme. Confirmed Invited Speakers: David Browning (Audit Commission) `The role of the audit commission' Sean Boyle (King's Fund)`Use of models in redistribution of Resources in London' Muir Gray (NHS Executive) `Evidence-Based Medicine' Jan Vissers (Dutch Hospital Institute) `Overview of Techniques in Europe' Organizing Committee: Rose Baker--Chair (Salford) David Bensley (Yorkshire and Northern Regional Health Authority) Peter Millard (St Georges Hospital Medical School) Rob Stevens (Public health Department, University of Liverpool) WHERE TO GET APPLICATION FORMS: For an application form, please contact Mrs. Pamela Bye at the address below, by email, letter, telephone, or fax. Please also let her know whether you wish to submit an abstract by 1 May 1997. Call For Papers: We invite interested researchers to submit an abstract of 300-500 words to Mrs Pamela Bye at the address below by 1 May 1997. Papers read at the conference will be subject to normal refereeing procedures and subsequently published in a journal. Address for applications: Mrs Pamela Bye Conference Officer The Institute of Mathematics and its Applications Catherine Richards House 16 Nelson Street Southend-on-Sea Essex SS1 1EF UK Tel: (01702) 354020 Fax: (01702) 354111 Email: imacrh@v-e.anglia.ac.uk World Wide Web: http://www-chel.anglia.ac.uk/~imacrh/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------- FORTHCOMING ARTICLES -------------------------------------------------------------------------- HEALTH AFFAIRS 15(3):Fall 1996 Sage, William M. "Health Law 2000": The Legal System And The Change... Hirshfeld, Edward PERSPECTIVE: Assuring The Solvency of Provider... Boyd, Jeffery PERSPECTIVE: Health Law 2000: Regulation, Litigation... Blumberg, Linda J. First, Do No Harm: Developing Health Insurance... Neumann, Peter J. The FDA And Regulation of Cost-Effectiveness... Mechanic, Robert E. The Impact of Managed Care On Clinical Research:... Burnett, David A. PERSPECTIVE: Evolving Market Will Change Clinical Research... Cuttler, Charles M. PERSPECTIVE: Research Needs For Managed Care. Walser, Bryan L. Do Open Formularies Increase Access To Clinically Useful Drugs? Rodwin, Marc A. Consumer Protection And Managed Care: The Need For Organized Consumers. Simon, Carol J. TRENDS: Physician Earnings In A Changing Managed Care Environment... Guterman, Stuart. TRENDS: Hospital Cost Growth Down. Ginsburg, Paul B. TRENDS: Tracking Health Care Costs. Rowland, Diane TRENDS: Medicaid: Moving To Managed Care. Gold, Marsha MARKETWATCH: Medicaid Managed Care: Lessons From Five States (CA, MN, NY, OR, TN) Halvorson, George C. An HMO Chief Executive Officer On Medicaid Managed Care. Checkett, Donna A State Medicaid Director On Medicaid Managed Care. Dallek, Geraldine A Consumer Advocate On Medicaid Managed Care. Yokoi, Beverly A California Health Analyst On Medicaid Managed. McLaughlin, Daniel B A County Health System Director On Medicaid Mananaged Care. Pauly, Mark V. Will Medicare Reforms Increase Managed Care Enrollment? Rosenheck, Robert Do Public Support Payments Encourage Substance Abuse? Welch, W. Pete Growth In HMO Share Of The Medicare Market, 1989. Rice, Thomas Do Physicians Cost Shift? Cooper, Richard A. The Education And Practice Of Alternative Medicine Clinicians. Billings, John Recent findings On Preventable Hospitalizations. Chambre, Susan M. The HIV/AIDS Grants Economy In New York City, 1983-1992. -------------------------------------------------------------------- HEALTH ECONOMICS VOL.5(5) - WORKSHOP EDITION Econometrics and Health Economics Expenditure on physicians' services in Canada: was Medicare a structural change? Brian Ferguson Willingness to pay and cost of illness for changes in health capital depreciation Walter Ried Economic depression and the use of physician services in Finland Unto Hakkinen , Gunnar Rosenqvist, and Seppo Aro Financial incentives and productive efficiency in Finnish health centres Kalevi Luoma, Maija-Liisa Jarvio, Ilpo Suoniemi Quality time: How parental schooling affects child health through its interaction with childcare time in Bangladesh David Bishai Health Economics Letters Adjusting for bias in c/e ratio estimates Aaron Stinett Student Corner Capacity building in health economics: opportunities for training in developing countries ----------------------------------------------------------------------- HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH, Vol. 31, No. 4, October 1996 Do Severity Measures Explain Differences in Length of Hospital Stay? The Case of Hip Fracture Michael Shwartz, Lisa I. Iezzoni, Arlene S. Ash, and Yevgenia D. Mackiernan Inpatient Stays for Patients Diagnosed with Severe Psychiatric Disorders and Substance Abuse Cathy J. Bradley and Gary A. Zarkin Determinants of Ambulatory Mental Health Services Use for School-Age Children and Adolescents Peter J. Cunningham and Marc P. Freiman Rural and Urban Differences in Physician Resource Use for Low-Risk Obstetrics L. Gary Hart, Sharon A. Dobie, Laura-Mae Baldwin, Michael J. Pirani, Meredith Fordyce, and Roger A. Rosenblatt Evaluating the Use of the Appropriateness Method in the Agency for Health Care Policy and Research Clinical Practice Guideline Development Process Paul G. Shekelle and David L. Schriger Functional Impairment Trajectories among Persons with HIV Disease: A Hierarchical Linear Models Approach Stephen Crystal and Usha Sambamoorthi Medicaid-Funded Home Care for the Frail Elderly and Disabled: Evaluating the Cost Savings and Outcomes of a Service Delivery Reform Penny H. Feldman, Eric Latimer, and Harriet Davidson ----------------------------------------------------------------------- JOURNAL OF HEALTH POLICY, POLITICS AND LAW, Vol. 21, No. 4, Winter 1996 National Health Care Reform: An Idea Whose Time Came and Went Jacob Hacker Charity and Community: The Role of Nonprofit Ownership in a Managed Health Care System Mark Schlesinger, Bradford Gray, and Elizabeth Bradley Federal Block Grants and State Spending: The Alcohol, Drug Abuse, and Mental Health Block Grant and State Agency Behavior Karen Jacobsen and Thomas G. McGuire Changing Trends in Mental Health Legislation: Anatomy of Reforming a Civil Commitment Law Uri Aviram and Robert A. Weyer Why Do States Privatize Mental Health Services? Six State Experiences? Sara S. Bachman Symposium on Health Workforce Policy From Piety to Platitudes to Pork: The Changing Politics of Health Workforce Policy Daniel M. Fox Commentary --- From "Piety to Platitudes to Pork" to What? The Changing Politics of Health Workforce Policy: A View from University-Based Academic Health Centers Roger J. Bulger Commentary --- Health Care for All, Health Care for Me: The Personal Nature of Health Workforce Policy Joel D. Howell Commentary --- Physician Supply Policy: A Victim of Politics in the Era of Pork Michael E. Whitcomb Commentary --- Making Sausage and Making National Health Policy Leonard Laster Response --- A Note on Method Daniel M. Fox -------------------------------------------------------------------- MEDICAL CARE RESEARCH AND REVIEW, VOL. 53, No. 4, DECEMBER 1996 REVIEW ARTICLE Selection Bias in Prenatal Care Utilization: An Interdisciplinary Framework and Review of the Literature Kevin D. Frick and Paula M. Lantz EMPIRICAL RESEARCH Leadership for Quality Improvement in Health Care: Empirical Evidence on Hospital Boards, Managers, and Physicians Bryan J. Weiner, Jeffrey A. Alexander, and Stephen M. Shortell Economies of Scale in Physician Practice Gregory C. Pope and Russel T. Burge Long Term Alcoholism Treatment Costs Allen C. Goodman, Eleanor Nishiura, Janet R. Hankin, Harold D. Holder, and John M. Tilford DATA AND TRENDS Equalizing Physician Fees Had Little Effect on Cesarean Rates Emmett B. Keeler and Thomas Fok -------------------------------------------------------------------------- SUBSCRIPTION AND MEMBERSHIP INFORMATION -------------------------------------------------------------------------- A subscription to eHEAL is included as a benefit of membership in iHEA. Non-member subscriptions are not availible at this time. iHEA has been formed to increase communication among health economists, foster a higher standard of debate in the application of economics to health and health care systems, and assist young researchers at the start of their careers. Activities of the association include: Present the annual "Kenneth J. Arrow Award for Best Paper in Health Economics." Hold international conferences every three years. 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