___ ___ _______________ ________ / / / / / _____________/ / ___ | / / / / / / / / | | _ / / / / / / / / | | |_| / / / / / / / / | | _ / /__________/ / / /______ / /______| | | | / ___________ / / _______/ / ________ | | | / / / / / / / / | | | | / / / / / / / / | | | | / / / / / / / / | | | | / / / / / /_____________ / / | | |_| /__/ /__/ /________________/ /__/ |__| electronic HEALTH ECONOMICS ANALYSIS LETTERS ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||| |||||||||||| Volume 1, Number 2, March/April 1996 ||||||||||| ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||| A publication of the INTERNATIONAL HEALTH ECONOMICS ASSOCIATION (iHEA) EDITORIAL BOARD Thomas Abbott, Ph.D. Merck and Company W. David Bradford, Ph.D. Department of Economics, University of New Hampshire Jim Burgess, Ph.D. Management Sciences Group, Department of Veterans Affairs Subscription information to eHEAL and membership information for iHEA can be found at the end of the document. |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||| |||||||||||||||| Contents for the Issue ||||||||||||||||| |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||| FEATURE ARTICLES: Director's Notes: The Importance of Collaborative Association JOBS UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA BENCH INTERNATIONAL (SIX POSITIONS) BOURNEMOUTH UNIVERSITY UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY KING'S COLLEGE MARYLAND HEALTH SERVICES COST REVIEW COMMISSION UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD (TWO POSITIONS) UNIVERSITY OF YORK CALLS FOR PAPERS ESRC ECONOMETRIC STUDY GROUP ANNUAL CONFERENCE (ANNOUNCEMENT) FIRST NATIONAL CONFERENCE ON CHANGE AND INNOVATION IN THE DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE CONFERENCES INTERNATIONAL HEALTH ECONOMINCS ASSOCIATION INAGURAL CONFERENCE (SCHEDULE) JOURNAL OF HEALTH POLITICS POLICY AND LAW SPRING 1996 CONFERECE (SCHEDULE) INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON SYSTEM SCIENCE IN HEALTH CARE (SCHEDULE) AHSR ANNUAL CONFERENCE (SCHEDULE) FORTHCOMING ARICLES HEALTH ECONOMICS JOURNAL OF HEALTH ECONOMICS JOURNAL OF HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH AND POLICY MEDICAL CARE RESEARCH AND REVIEW 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). ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ============================================================================ FEATURE ARTICLES ============================================================================ Director's Notes: The Importance of Collaborative Association: Grading term papers, in stacks, makes me ever more anxious to see you all in Vancouver. There is life after the end of term. More than escape, I look forward to solidifying the structure of our association. iHEA will begin formally next year to have constituent associationsof national and regional health economics associations to apprise me of their interest so that we can maintain a more complete list and facilitate communications. In addition to health economics associations, organizational sponsors--universities, corporations, non-profit consulting and policy groups, are essential to the maintenance of iHEA. They bring a broad perspective, and vital financial support. The $25 membership is only possible because other organizations are willing to take on a large part of the overhead. Thus I will be asking each of you to suggest organizations and universities that are willing to advance the profession of health economics. Finally, in the months to come iHEA will follow up on a number of informal contacts to find ways to collaborate with associations in related fields, notably the AEA, APHA, AHSR, APOR, and HFMA. Those of you who are active in other associations which would be appropriate for affiliation are also invited to let us know so that we can determine if there is sufficient mutual interest in pursing projects. Until next issue, Tom Getzen, Director, iHEA & Professor, Temple University ============================================================================ JOBS ============================================================================ UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA, THE UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY, & THE INSTITUTE OF PHARMACO-ECONOMICS MERCK FROSST CHAIR IN PHARMACOECONOMICS (UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA, FACULTY OF PHARMACY & PHARMACEUTICAL SCIENCES) - This position is primarily a research appointment with a requirement for at least 75 percent of the time devoted to research. The successful candidate will be expected to develop an active international calibre research program through extramural funding to complement established research programs in the Faculty. This individual will be expected to contribute to the undergraduate and graduate teaching programs. The holder of this Chair is expected to be one of the key administrative and project leaders at the institute of Pharmaco-Economics. The applicant must have a Ph.D. degree in an appropriate discipline and a record of achievement in pharmacoeconomics or health economics. Scientists with demonstrated leadership in the application of economic theories to pharmaceuticals and/or health care delivery are of particular interest. The starting salary and level of appointment is commensurate with background and experience and is a tenure-track appointment at the associate or full-professor level. PHARMACOECONOMIST (UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY, DEPARTMENT OF ECONOMICS) - This is a tenure-track position which is open to individuals of all ranks with a Ph.D. in Economics or equivalent qualification. Specifically required is a scholar of international reputation who has conducted research in pharmacoeconomics, health economics, or related areas. Outstanding candidates with a strong background in microeconomics who have done some work, or are interested in doing work, in thee areas will also be considered. The successful candidate will be expected to participate actively in the research program of the newly established Alberta-based Institute of Pharmaco-Economics, including defining and undertaking research projects. The candidate should be an excellent teacher, willing to teach at the undergraduate and graduate level, and to undertake graduate student supervision. The candidate will also be expected to undertake university service. A fully competitive salary and benefits plan will be available. DIRECTOR OF RESEARCH - an experienced, internationally recognized health services research to lead the Institute's research program. In addition to serving as lead investigator on research projects, the individual will lead the development, implementation, and management of the Institute's research policies, processes and systems. The candidate will hold a Ph.D. in Health Economics, Pharmacoeconomics, or other related health services research, and at least five years experience conducting economic analyses of health care interventions including pharmaceutical therapy. The individual may qualify for appointments to the University of Alberta or to the University of Calgary and will be involved in undergraduate and graduate teaching and/or supervision. RESEARCH ASSOCIATE - a health services researcher to contribute to the Institute's research program and will work closely with the Director of Research (Institute of Pharmaco-Economics), the chair in Pharmacoeconomics (University of Alberta), the Pharmacoeconomists (University of Calgary), and various lead investigators on projects undertaken by the Institute of Pharmaco-Economics. The candidate holds a Ph.d. in Health Economics, Pharmacoeconomics, or other related health services research and has a strong interest in conducting economic analyses of pharmaceutical interventions and other health care technologies. The position will enable the candidate to lead projects and participate in progressively senior activities at the Institute. The individuals may qualify for appointments to the University of Alberta or to the University of Calgary and will be involved in undergraduate and graduate teaching and/or supervision. INDIVIDUALS INTERESTED IN OBTAINING MORE INFORMATION ON ANY OF THESE POSITIONS SHOULD BE IN TOUCH WITH THE INSTITUTE AT EITHER: INTERNET ipe@oanet.com, OR FAX: 403-448-0018, NOTING THE POSITIONS OF INTEREST. ------------------------------------------------------- BENCH INTERNATIONAL SEVERAL HEALTH ECONOMICS POSITIONS Director, Managed Care, Outcomes Research - Northern New Jersey. One of the nation's largest and fastest growing pharmaceutical benefits manager is seeking an experienced outcomes expert to lead the research effort for the managed care client community. The incumbent will work closely with the outcomes research team, creating managed care customer programs relating to disease management, utilization management, and accreditation support. This Director will work within a flat, matrixed, scientifically driven environment and will be expected to maintain an influential and highly visible role both within the organization as well as within managed care community at large. MD and/or Ph.D. with significant experience in outcomes research or health economics as well as experience in or serving the managed care business sectors required. Associate Director, Outcomes Research - Minneapolis (Managed Care). This position will be the internal medical expert with primary responsibilities for clinical input to disease oriented research and intervention strategies. Critical skills needed include; broad familiarity with medical practices, detailed knowledge of epidemiological research methods and the ability to combine these skills. MD required. Advanced credentials in epidemiology preferred. Director, Health Outcomes and Clinical Research - Washington, DC (Consulting). This position will provide vision and leadership to grow the capabilities of a multi-disciplinary team that conducts research for a diverse, client base including the pharmaceutical industry and managed care organizations as well as government agencies. The ideal candidate will have an advanced degree in epidemiology, public health or related sciences. Demonstrated interpersonal and management skills are essential. A background in conducting research with large administrative data bases will be considered a plus. Senior Director, Pharmacoeconomics - New Jersey (Pharmaceutical). Provides strategic guidance and technical expertise in the methodologies used in economic assessment of new pharmaceutical products and technologies The Senior Director oversees the staff of Director(s), Associate Director(s), Assistant Director(s), and Project Manager(s) in all activities. Functionally, the core focus of the Department is the development, planning and implementation of pharmacoeconomic evaluations. Strategically, the Director is responsible for ensuring studies provide high-quality input for Go/No Go decision-making in Development, and support for the adoption, pricing, and reimbursement of marketed products. Ph.D. in a Life Science area with education support in Economics is preferred. Associate Director/Director Health Economics - Southern New Jersey (Pharmaceutical). Act as Liaison between Clinical Research, Marketing and Customers to develop strategic plansand study designs for the incorporation of outcomes data (e.g. cost-effectiveness, quality of life) into drug development process. The plans and studies would cover all marketed and investigational drugs. The Director would act as an internal consultant to various clinical and marketing terms. Translate commercial assessments of market into implications for clinical trial endpoints. Goal is to provide product support. Manage outcomes projects conducted by outside groups, e.g. CRO's. Develop outcomes study protocol and economic models to provide necessary outcomes data. Communicate results of outcomes studies to marketing organization and sales force. Two year industry experience in related position or exposure to industry as an academic or consultant is desirable. MD or Ph.D. in Economics preferred. Director of Epidemiology - New Jersey (Pharmaceutical). This position will be the architect of an epidemiology function within a Johnson and Johnson pharmaceutical company. The primary focus will include both prospective and retrospective studies. The successful candidate will need a proven track record within epidemiology research within clinical development, or the FDA. MD preferred advantage training in epidemiology required. Contact Cheri Bounaguidi, Catharine Balin or Jody Lallas, Bench International, 116 N. Robertson Blvd., Suite 503, Los Angeles, CA 90048; Phone 310-854-9900; Fax 310-652-2081. ------------------------------------------------ Bournemouth University Institute of Health and Community Studies Health Economist The Institute of Health and Community Studies has recently established a Health Services Research and Development Support Unit. The unit aims to provide advice and support to health services staff and generally help to develop a health services research culture in Dorset. A Health Economist is required to work as part of a team of research support staff including a research clinical psychologist, medical statistician, sociologists and research nurse providing expert advice to health service staff. You will also be expected to conduct original research, particularly joint research, and help to shape areas of research expertise at the Institute. This is a three year fixed term appointment in the first instance. With a good first degree, you should have a relevant postgraduate qualification and/or 3/4 years experience as a health economist, experience of economic research and a record of published research. A clean driving licence is essential. Further details and application forms are available from the Personnel Department,Bournemouth University, Studland House, 12 Christchurch Road, Bournemouth, Dorset, BH1 3NA. Tel: (01202)310960 (24 hour answerphone). Please quote reference 4388T. Closing date: 19 April 1996 ---------------------------------------------------------------- UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL MEDICINE Research Assistants: Health Services Research Applications are invited for three graduates to work on a project examining the effects of health care on survival among patients with cancers of the stomach, oesophagus and pancreas in the south and west of England and southern Wales. Data will be obtained mainly from hospitals in the region and routine data sources. Suitable candidates will be graduates in nursing or one of the biological, social, or behavioural sciences. Possession of a higher degree, research experience and familiarity with health information systems will be advantages. It is essential that the successful applicants are car owners with driving licences. The appointment will be for three years for two people, and for two years and six months for the third. The posts are on the Research and Analogous Grade A1 scale, and the starting salary will be between # 14317-19848, depending on qualifications and experience. To discuss the posts please contact Dr. Max Bachmann (0117-928 7264) or Dr. Ian Harvey (0117-928 7205). Closing date for applications: 8 March 1996. For further details telephone (0117) 9287264 (ansaphone after 5 pm), minicom (01179287205), email Recruitment@bris.ac.uk or write to the Personnel Office, University of Bristol, Seante House, Bristol BS8 1TH, quoting reference E132. ------------------------------------------------------------ UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY DEPARTMENT OF ECONOMICS Faculty Position in Pharmacoeconomics The Department of Economics at The University of Calgary seeks an economist to fill a tenure-track position which is open to individuals of all ranks with a Ph.D. in economics or equivalent qualification. Specifically, we require a scholar of international reputation who has conducted research in pharmacoeconomics, health economics, or other related areas. Outstanding candidates with a strong background in microeconomics who have done some work, or are interested in doing work, in these areas will also be considered. The successful candidate will be expected to participate actively in the research program of the newly established Alberta-based Institute of PharmacoEconomics. The candidate should be an excellent teacher, willing to teach at the undergraduate and graduate level, and to undertake graduate student supervision. The candidate will also be expected to undertake university service. A fully competitive salary and benefits plan will be available. The University of Calgary is committed to employment equity. Appointment is effective September 1, 1996. Send an application letter, a curriculum vitae, and arrange for three letters of reference to be sent to Robert McRae, Head, Department of Economics, 2500 University Drive N.W., Calgary, Alberta T2N 1N4. Fax (403) 282-5262. Closing date is May 31, 1996. -------------------------------------------------------------- KING'S COLLEGE WILLIAM McGOWAN SCHOOL OF BUSINESS Assistant Professor HEALTH CARE ADMINISTRATION: Assistant Professor. Renewable position which may lead to tenure. Ph.D. in Health Administration or Health Policy completed or near completion date can be established. Graduate and undergraduate courses in Managed Care, Health Care Finance, Medical Practice Administration, Ambulatory Care Management, and other Health Administration courses. Teaching load will include day, evening and weekend classes, on and off campus. APPLICATION PROCESS: Applications consisting of teaching and research interests, vita, transcripts, and three letters of recommendation should be submitted to: Edward J Schoen, Dean, William McGowan School of Business, King's College, 133 North River Street, Wilkes Barre, Pa. 18711. APPLICATION DEADLINE April 15,1996 ------------------------------------------------------------------ CHEIF OF SPECIAL PROJECTS MARYLAND HEALTH SERVICES COST REVIEW COMMISSION NATURE OF WORK: This active Maryland Commission is seeking a Chief of Special Projects to assist the Associate Director for Policy Development and the Associate Director for Research in the research and policy development activities of the Commission. Duties include developing criteria for the review and approval of hospital capitation and other alternative payment systems; evaluating the assumptions, data, and methods used in alternative payment applications submitted to the Commission; assisting in designing a database for alternative payment systems, and working with audit and compliance staff to develop reporting requirements for alternative payment systems. The Chief of Special Projects will also actively participate in the research activites of the Commission. These duties include producing descriptive statistics using various statistical and spreadsheet packages, overseeing the creation of data analysis files, performing literature reviews for specific policy issues, and working with other staff to write policy papers and journal articles. MINIMUM QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS: Requires a masters degree in economics, health services administration or research, finance or closely related field; three years professional experience involving analytical and quantitiative work in health policy development, health economics, or health care financing; a related doctorate will substitute for two years of professional experience. Managed care or health insurance experience and SAS programming skills desirable. SUCCESSFUL CANDIDATE WILL DEMONSTRATE: Analytical and quantitative capabilities to actively participate in policy design and implementation; health policy development and/or research experience; the ability to effectively communicate with staff and health care representatives of hospitals and related health care organizations; the ability to write clearly. SALARY: $56,800 flat rate per annum. FRINGE BENEFITS: Excellent State benefits HOW TO APPLY: Submit resume by no later than May 10, 1996, for fullest consideration, to Mr. Joseph H. Elliot, Personnel Manager, Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, 201 W. Preston St., Baltimore, Maryland 21201. ------------------------------------------------------------- UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD HEALTH ECONOMICS GROUP, CENTRE FOR SOCIO-LEGAL STUDIES Research Officer in Health Economics The Health Economics Group at the Centre for Socio-Legal Studies has been commissioned by the NHS Research and Development Programme to perform a systematic review of the ways in which uncertainty and variability in cost data are handled when performing economic evaluations. Applications are now invited for a full-time Research Officer to work on this project. Research experience in health economics/health services research would be an advantage, and competence in statistics is essential. The post is funded for 15 months and is available immediately. Salary will be on the University scale for Research Staff IA (currently £14317-£21519). Informal enquiries to Dr Alastair Gray (tel. 01865 284240, e-mail agray@vax.ox.ac.uk). Further details may be obtained from either Dr Gray or Jenny Dix, Centre for Socio-Legal Studies, Wolfson College, Oxford, OX2 6UD (tel. 01865 284220). Applications, along with a full curriculum vitae and the names and addresses of two referees should be sent to Jenny Dix at the above address by Friday 23 February 1996. ------------------------------------------------------ UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD NUFFIELD DEPARTMENT OF ORTHOPAEDIC SURGERY A part-time Research Assistant for the Spine Stabilisation Trial (50% of full-time) RS1A, Current salary range £14,317-21,519 pro rata A research assistant is required to work on the economic aspects of the above multi-centre medical research trial, involving 15 hospitals throughout the UK, and funded by the Medical Research Council. This post is part-time (hours negotiable) and initially funded for 18 months, and expected to extend to a total of five years. We would expect the successful applicant to have postgraduate and/or research experience in health economics/health services research. The trial started on 1st January 1996; we hope to appoint a person to start as soon as possible. A detailed job description is available from Alana Davies, Administrator, Nuffield Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, tel: 01865 227378. Informal enquiries can be made to Dr Alastair Gray (tel: 01865 284240, Email agray@vax.ox.ac.uk. The closing date for applications is 29th February. -------------------------------------------------------- UNIVERSITY OF YORK CENTRE FOR HEALTH ECONOMICS Two Economics Research Fellow Posts The National Primary Care Research and Development Centre is a collaboration amongst the Universities of Manchester, Salford and York and receives long term funding from the Department of Health to undertake and disseminate research into primary care. The York contribution is based in the Centre for Health Economics and is directed by Professor Hugh Gravelle. Two economists are required to join the programme of research into the economics of primary care. One of the posts requires experience and expertise in applied econometrics, especially the analysis of micro data sets. Neither post is restricted to health economists and applications from economists with other backgrounds, for example, industrial or labour economics would be welcomed. Applicants must possess a post-graduate qualification and have the capacity for economic research of the highest calibre. One post will on the Research Fellow 1A or 2 scale (#14,317 to #26,430) and will be for a minimum of three years in the first instance, with possibility of rolling contract. The other post will be for a fixed term of two years in the first instance and will be on the Research Fellow scale 1A (#14,317 to #16,628). For further information, details of the posts and how to apply please contact the Personnel Office, University of York, Heslington, Y01 5DD, quoting reference number 6644. Informal enquiries may be made to Professor Hugh Gravelle Centre for Health Economics, University of York, Heslington, York YO1 5DD.Phone: 01904 433663/433718 ; Fax: 01904 433644; email: hg8@york.ac.uk. Closing date: 19 April 1996. ============================================================================ CALLS FOR PAPERS ============================================================================ ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL RESEARCH COUNCIL ESRC ECONOMETRIC STUDY GROUP ANNUAL CONFERENCE - BRISTOL - 11-13 JULY 1996 CONFERENCE ANNOUNCEMENT AND CALL FOR PAPERS The Econometric Study Group annual conference will again be held at Burwalls Centre for Continuing Education, University of Bristol. The dates for this year's conference are Thursday 11 July to Saturday 13 July. As in previous years the conference will run from Thursday afternoon through to Saturday lunchtime, with a conference dinner on Friday evening. CONTRIBUTED PAPERS FOR PRESENTATION AT THE CONFERENCE ARE NOW INVITED. Contributions are welcome in any area of econometrics: theoretical, applied or computation. Completed papers will be required by 3 June 1996. If you would like to present a paper, please send a title and abstract as soon as possible to: Steve Bond, Institute for Fiscal Studies, 7 Ridgmount Street, London, WC1E 7AE. --------------------------------------------------- The First National Conference on Change and Innovation in the Delivery of Health Care 18th & 19th September 1996 University of Plymouth, Plymouth UK Plymouth Business School Plymouth Post-graduate Medical School Institute of Health FOCUS The purchaser/provider split within the new NHS has made it essential if not mandatory for hospitals to adopt innovative designs for the provision, delivery and now the management of their care processes. This conference offers academics, NHS managers, hospital consultants, general practitioners and social service departments the opportunity to share knowledge and best practice. The conference will facilitate discussions on new approaches to match increasing demand with finite resources. Contributions are invited in the form of papers, discussion papers or workshops. These will be based on organisational initiatives, ongoing research, concluded research and/or best practice and will focus on: … Managing the demand for health care. … Planning, measuring and evaluating the quality of patient care. … Developing Partnerships at the primary - secondary and patient interface. … Paradigm shifts - culture change initiatives in the delivery of care. … Overcoming the problems involved in implementing change in health care. … Process management in the delivery of patient focussed care. Keynote Speakers Dr R Heather Palmer Director, Center for Quality of Care Research and Education, Harvard School of Public Health USA Mr Ian Carruthers Chief Executive, Dorset Health Commission Prof Dave Morris Sheffield Business School Prof Ken Rogers Plymouth Post-graduate Medical School The conference will be held at the University of Plymouth, Drake Circus, Plymouth. The fee will be £280 plus VAT per delegate for 2 days, £250 for contributors. This fee will include lunch, tea, coffee, conference dinner and all conference material. Hotel or University accommodation can be arranged in advance through the conference administrator. Deadlines: Abstract Submissions: May 17th Contact: Conference Administrator:(Submissions & general enquiries), Miss S Way, Plymouth Teaching Company Centre, Charles Cross Centre, Constantine Street, Plymouth PL4 8DE, Tel: 01752 233500, Fax: 01752 233505 or Dr Uche Nwabueze, Plymouth Business School, Drakes Circus, Plymouth PL4 8AA, Tel: 01752 232823, Fax: 01752 232853. e-mail: health-conference@plymouth.ac.uk ============================================================================ CONFERENCES ============================================================================ International Health Economics Association Inaugural Conference May 19-23, 1996, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada Preliminary Schedule of Concurrent Sessions ______________________________________________________ Monday - May 20 Economic Evaluation Methods QALYs versus HYEs: another look at the standard gamble QALYs versus HYEs - what's right and what's wrong Can you Count on HYEs? Pharmaceutical Sector The Pharmaceutical Reforms in the Context of the Single European Market Pharmaceutical Expenditures in OECD Countries - Theoretical Foundations and Empirical Analysis On Becoming 65 in Ontario: Effects of Drug Plan Eligibility on Utilization of Prescription Medicines Health Care System Reforms A Comparative Analysis of New Managed Care Models Resulting from Reform of British National Health Service Health Service Utilisation Pre and Post Reforms Performance & Prospects of New Zealand's Reformed Health Care System Costing Issues and Applications The Opportunity Cost of Shared Resources in Joint Production Processes Risk-Adjustment: A Necessary Complement to Open Enrollment and Rate-Banding in a Competitive Health Insurance Market Diagnostic D&C: Cost Implications of Patterns of Practice Technology and Health Care Setting Priorities for Health Technology Assessment: The Dutch Discussion Economic Models of Innovation in the Field of Medical Technology Development ___________________________________________ Tuesday - May 21 Economic Evaluation Methods Experimental Results on the Ranking Properties of QALYs Production of HRQOL in Hip and Knee Replacements Measuring Preferences over Health States: QALYs and Willingness-to-Pay Hospital Efficiency and Financing Market Structure and Hospital Efficiency: An Evaluation of the Potential Effects of De-Regulation in a National Health Service The Economic Impact of Case Mix Funding in Canada Efficiency and Quality Measurement in Hospital Acute Units: A Multi-Criteria Model Pricing in Health Care Markets The Effect of Producer Concentration on the Prices of General Practitioner Services: Theory and Australian Evidence Pharmaceutical Price Inflation: A Cross-National Comparison The Hospital-Insurer Interaction as a Bargaining Process: An Empirical Investigation of Appendectomy Pricing Physician Decision-Making Equal Access/: A Comparative Study of Rural Physician Recruitment Strategies Among Canadian Provinces Physician Career Decisions: The Pathways to Practice The Referral Decision: Is Quality of Care Being Compromised? Evaluations of U.S. Health Care Policies Patterns of Care and Effects of Case Management for Persons with Chronic Diseases The Impact of CLIA-88 on Physician Office Laboratories The Impact of Subsidized Health Insurance on Welfare ____________________________________________________ Wednesday - May 22nd Demand/Choice of Provider Modelling the Decision to Seek Treatment for Depression and choice of Provider Sector The Tradeoff between Price and Quality: An Empirical Analysis of the Demand for Obstetric Care in Cebu, Phillippines Quality as a Determinant in Patients' Choice of Provider in Egypt Incentives and Organizational Behaviour Encouraging HMO Use - A Multi Sector Analysis Cost Incentive in Health Care Physician Decision-Making: Motivations & Incentives Agency, Incentives and Doctor Behaviour: What do we want Doctors to do and How we get them to do it? Physician Behavioral Responses to Variations in marginal Income Tax Rates: Longitudinal Evidence Understanding the Motivation of Doctors: A Review of Economic Modelling of Doctors' Behaviour Competitive Health Care Reforms Equity in Managed Competition Competitive Reforms in Health Care: The Case of Switzerland The Implementation of Market Mechanisms in Swedish Health Care _____________________________________________________ Thursday - May 23rd Hospital Costing Applications Estimated Hospital Costs for Patients Receiving Home Care Following Joint Replacements Cost Standardisation, Diagnosis Related Groups and the Financing of HIV/AIDS Hospital Care within the European Union Costs for Hospitals for Hysterectomies vary by Surgical Approach Changing Drug Prescribing Behaviour GP Budgets as means to achieve efficiency in the use of Medicine in Denmark Impact of Educational Interventions on Drug Prescribing Reference Pricing and Physician Drug Budgets: Lessons from Germany Effects of Fee Schedule Reform Volume Effects of a Change in the Texas Medicaid Fee Schedule Medicare Physician-Payment Reform and the Utilization of Cardiovascular Procedures The Effects of Fee Item Restructuring on Dental Utilization Income & Health Care Use - International Experience Consumption of Insured Health Care Services in Relation to Household Income in a Canadian Province Factors Affecting access to health care: An analysis based on primary data from two villages in Orissa, India Equity of Utilization of Health Services in China Waiting Lists An Equilibrium Model of Waiting Lists Access to Multiple Waiting Lists for Kidney Transplants Queuing for Surgery: Is the US or Canada Worse Off? --------------------------------------------------------------------- Journal of Health Politics, Policy and Law Spring 1996 Conference, May 3-4 Washington Duke Inn and Golf Club, Durham, North Carolina Sponsored by The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and The Center for Health Policy Research and Education, Duke University Health Care into the Next Century: Markets, States, and Communities With the political failure of comprehensive national health reform, health care specialists and policy makers are turning to alternative dynamics in the system, including the remarketization of health care financing and delivery. We are witnessing unprecedented and extraordinary growth in managed care and market-driven changes in health care institutions and programs; the re-emergence of the states as the potential agents for major public policy changes affecting the structure of the health care system; and renewed interest in alternative, local-level models for organizing and delivering services within self-consciously defined communities. Themes To Be Explored and Participating Speakers I. Where We've Been and What Has Changed Kenneth E. Thorpe, Tulane University: The Health Care System in Transition: Implications for Health Care, Cost, and Coverage Theda Skocpol, Harvard University, and Jacob Hacker, Yale University: The Demise of Health Care Reform, the 1994 Election, and the Future of U.S. Health Policy II. Is the Market a Vehicle for Reform? Thomas Rice, University of California, Los Angeles: Problems with the Economic Theories of Competition and Demand Gary Belkin, Brown University: A Market Is Not a Market, Is Not a Market, Is Not a Market: Historical Perspectives on the Measuring of Medicine in the Medical Marketplace Robert G. Evans, University of British Columbia: Going for Gold: The Redistributive Agenda behind Market-Based Health Care Reform Cathie Jo Martin, Boston University: Markets, Medicare, and Making Do: Business Strategies after National Health Reform Deborah A. Stone, Brandeis University: Industrial Organization Revisited: The Transformation of the Health Care Industry Jonathan B. Oberlander, University of California, Berkeley: Remaking Medicare: The Politics of Market Reform Marsha Gold, Mathematica Policy Research, Inc.: Medicaid Managed Care: Recent Insights from the TennCare and Oregon Programs III. Can the States Really Be Laboratories of Democracy? Thomas Anton, Brown University: The Changing Face of Federalism and Intergovernmental Fiscal Relationships: The Implications for Health Policy Thomas R. Oliver, University of Maryland, and Pamela Paul- Shaheen, Comprehensive Community Health Models of Michigan: Translating Ideas into Actions: Entrepreneurial Leadership in State Health Care Reforms Karl Kronebusch, University of Wisconsin--Madison: Medicaid Politics: Recipients, Providers, and State Policy- Maker Choices Michael S. Sparer, Columbia University: Policy Laboratories and the Health Care Marketplace: The Limits of State Workforce Policy Colleen M. Grogan, Yale University: State Variations in Medicaid Managed Care Policy IV. The Community: At the Core or at the Periphery? Mark Schlesinger, Yale University and Rutgers University: Paradigms Lost: The Persisting Search for Community in America Health Policy James A. Morone, Brown University: The Malevolent Side of Community: Us versus Them in American Health Politics Bruce Spitz, Brandeis University: Health System Innovations and Community Choices Richard Bogue, Community Care Network Demonstration Program, Hospital Research and Educational Trust: Community Experiments in Reconfiguring Health Care Delivery V. Into the Next Century Mark A. Peterson, University of Pittsburgh: The Limits of Social Learning: Translating Analysis into Action Lawrence D. Brown, Columbia University: Exceptionalism as Rule: U.S. Health Reform Doctrine as Cross-national Model Theodore R. Marmor, Yale University: Making Sense of Health Care Re-form: Looking Backward, Looking Now, Looking Forward Registration for the two-day conference (includes conference materials and early-bird welcoming cocktail reception on Thursday evening; breakfast, lunch, and dinner on Friday; and breakfast and lunch on Saturday): $175.00 Hotel accommodations at the Washington Duke Inn and Golf Club: $92.00 per night if you reserve by 1 April 1996. For more information, including registration materials, please contact Jacquelyn Stephanou, Managing Editor, Journal of Health Politics, Policy and Law, University of Pittsburgh,3G03 Forbes Quadrangle, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15260, Telephone: 412-383-8970, e-mail: JHPPL@vms.cis.pitt.edu. To guarantee attendance and specially priced hotel accommodations, you must register by 1 April 1996. -------------------------------------------------------- 6th International Conference on System Science in Health Care BARCELONA (SPAIN) September 16-20 , 1996 The International Society for System Science in Health care was created 10 years ago in Paris. Since the first Conference in Paris (1976) four Conferences have been successfully held in Montreal (1980), Munchen (1984), Lyon (1988) and Prague (1992). The number of participants have constantly grown over the years, achieving in Prague (1992) more than 1000 registrations. Major topics for this conference are: (1) Health systems reforms related to coverage and financing (2) Challenges faced by Central and Eastern European countries (3) Health systems reforms related to delivery and management (4) The role of international agencies and consultancy in developed and developing health systems (5) The role and scope for state intervention in an increasingly global pharmacuetical market PLENARY SESSIONS Topic 1 : Health systems reforms related to coverage and financing Keynote speaker : Uwe Reinhart, University of Princeton USA Topic 2 : Challenges faced by Central and Eastern European countries Keynote speaker : Constantino Sakellarides, WHO Topic 3 : Health reforms related to delivery and management Keynote speaker : David Hunter, University of Leeds, UK Topic 4 : The role of international agencies and consultancy in developed and developing health systems Keynote speakers : Antonio Campos, WB - Graham Dukes, WHO Topic 5 : The role and scope for state intervention in an increasingly global pharmaceutical market Keynote speaker : clausure INVITED SESSIONS Topic 1 : The future of health systems : private vs. public delivery services Chairman : J.M. Via Speakers : A. Subirats, P. Forest, J.M. Via Topic 2 : Health systems reforms related to delivery and management Chairman : David Hunter Speakers : N. Mays, H. Maarse, M. Warner, A.F. Long Topic 3 : Management Chairman : Rafael Bengoa Speakers : R. Manzanera, P. Ibern, X. Coll, J.M. Fernandez Topic 4 : OECD Systems Chairman : Jean Pierre Poullier Speakers : M. Schneider, R. Saltman Topic 5 : Latin American countries Chairman : Gines Gonzalez Speakers : J. Frenk (J.L. Londono), A. Infante, P. Musgrove, C. Lopez Pardo Topic 6 : Health reforms in Mediterranean countries Chairman : Milouv Kaddar Speakers : Milouv Kaddar, Ammar, Tit Albrecht Topic 7 : Challenges faced by CCEE (former socialist countries) Chairman : Antonio C. Campos Speakers : A. Campos, L. Rose, T. Palau, J. Figueras Topic 8 : The role of ONG in health systems development Chairman : J.M. Mendiluce Speakers : E. Bartolome, 2 speakers to be confirmed Topic 9 : The role and scope for state intervention in an increasingly global pharmaceutical market Chairman : Felix Lobo Speakers : G. Dukes, Dr. Lasagne, G. Alonso, J. Legrand Topic 10 : Integrating economic evaluation in health decision making : what is missing ? Chairman : Fernando Antonanzas Speakers : B. Luce, F. Rutten, M. Drummond Topic 11 : Home Care Two sessions to be confirmed. Topic 12 : Transplanation and organ donation Chairman : Dr. Mantesanz Speakers : R. Burgos, two other speakers to be confirmed Topic 13 : Health Insurance Chairman : J.J.Artells Speakers : M. Gaynor, P. Sevilla, M. Graf Topic 14 : Telematics : potential of the information highway To be confirmed Topic 15 : Informatics in health care To be confirmed Topic 16 : Equity in health care Chairman : Joan R. Villalbi Speakers : M.G. Marmot, A.E. Kunst, L. Gunning-Shepers Topic 17 : Clinical practices guidelines Chairman : W. van Eimeren To be confirmed Topic 18 : Public priorities (patient¥s rights) Chairman : Juan Cabases Speakers : A. Coote, C. Singly, X. Colls The personal conference WEB page http://sshc96.datalab.es will provide you the general information, including social program, travel and hotel arrangements available at the end of February 1996. Registration and/or participation as speaker in the SSHC96 or other additional questions, please contact our Conference Secretary Karin de Wildt through the e-mail address sshc96@datalab.es before the 5 April. You can submit your abstracts to our e-mail address until the new deadline of abstracts : 5 April 1996. ------------------------------------------------------------ The Association for Health Services Research Annual Meeting Hyatt Regency, Atlanta, Georgia June 9 - 11, 1996 SESSION: Health Economics (Chair: Richard Scheffler) Tuesday, June 11, 9:00 a.m. - 10:30 a.m. Phillip R. Kletke, Ph.D.: Changing Practice Organization and Future Physician Supply Laurence C. Baker, Ph.D.: Managed Care and the Market for Preventive Health Care: Evidence from the Market for Mammography RoJean Willis, Ph.D., M.P.P.: Effects of Copayments on Office Visits in a Large Group Model HMO INVITED POSTERS: Health Economics Kimberly A. Javor, Pharm.D.: Diabetic Ketoacidosis Costs Relative to Medical Costs of Patients with Type I Diabetes Pinka Chatterji, M.A.: The Effects of Adolescent Drug Use on Schooling Kathryn A. Phillips, Ph.D., M.P.A.: Willingness To Pay for Poison Control Centers Brigid M. Handy-Williams, M.S.: A Pilot Study of the Effect of a Teleradiology System on Measures of Patient Outcome and Resource Utilization James R. Boex, M.B.A.: Defining a Cost Structure for Ambulatory Training LaVonne A. Straub, Ph.D.: Restrictions and Returns to Nurse Practitioners William G. Johnson, Ph.D.: Physician Career Decisions: the Pathways to Practice Gregg S. Meyer, M.D., M.Sc., S.M.: The Relationship between Generalist and Specialist Physicians in the Expanding Domain of Generalist Procedural Care Daniel C. Malone, Ph.D.: An Economic Evaluation of Allergic Rhinitis in the U.S. Jose J. Escarce, M.D., Ph.D.: Economies of Scale and Physician Practice Cost Functions Stephen T. Mennemeyer, Ph.D.: A Boot Strap Approach to Medical Decision Analysis: the Case of Neonatal Herpes Simplex Virus David J. Gross, Ph.D.: Evaluating the Effect of Changes in Prescription Drug Payment Policies: an Economic Model of the Pharmeceutical Market Anne E. Sales, M.S.N.: The Structure of the Registered Nurse Labor Market: Specifying an Appropriate Model for Estimating Registered Nurse Supply James F. Burgess, Jr., Ph.D.: Hospital Labor Productivity and Quality of Care Kenneth E. Warner, Ph.D.: Economic Implications of a Worksite Smoking Cessation Program: a Simulation Analysis Terri J. Menke, Ph.D.: Impact of an All-inclusive DRG Payment System on Inpatient Utilization and the Effect of Chain Membership on Hospital Costs Paul G. Barnett, Ph.D.: Random Effects Modeling of the Cost-Effectiveness of Inpatient Substance Abuse Treatment Stuart Guterman, M.A.: Hospital Cost Shifting: Payments and Costs by Revenue Source, 1980-1994 Peter I. Buerhaus, PhD, BSN, FAAN: Empirical Analysis of the Effects of Managed Care and Other Forces on Employment and Earnings Throughout the Nurse Labor Market Joanne E. Spetz, Ph.D.: The Measurement of Technology in Studies of the Hospital Industry and Nursing Wage Premiums in Large Hospitals: What Explains the Size-Wage Effect? and Estimating Nurse Supply Using a Change in VA Wages as a Natural Experiment Rezaul K. Khandker, Ph.D.: The Extent of Moral Hazard in the Medigap Market Manoj S. Dighe, B.Pharm.: Economic Evaluation of Medi-Cal Epilepsy Patients on Monotherapy or Polytherapy in 1994-95 Lisa Dubay, M.S.P.H.: Did the Medicaid Expansions for Pregnant Women and Children Crowd Out Private Coverage? Anita J. Chawla, Ph.D.: Treatment Patterns and Outcomes in Management of Pediatric Gastroenteritis: an Application of the Ordered Probit Model Jack Zwanziger, Ph.D., M.B.A.: A Cost-effectiveness Evaluation of Incremental Measles Vaccination Program Susan M. C. Payne, Ph.D., M.P.H.: Comparison of Home Health Resource Use by Persons with AIDS, Maternal and Child Health Clients, and Medical/Surgical Clients Catherine A. Melfi, Ph.D.: Determinants of Length of Hospital Stay Following Total Knee Replacement Surgery in the United States and Canada Bruce C. Stuart, Ph.D.: Do Prescription Drugs Substitute for Physician Visits? Brooke S. Harrow, Ph.D.: Are There Ethnic Differences in the Cost of Community-based Care for the Elderly? James P. Highland, Ph.D., M.H.S.A.: Cost Shifting by Hospitals: the Differential Response of Non-profit and For-profit Hospitals to Government Price Changes Christopher J. Conover, M.A., Ph.D.: What Are the Ten Most Expensive Illnesses? Edward C. Norton, Ph.D.: The Effect of Maternal Substance Abuse on the Cost of Neonatal Care Ron D. Hays, Ph.D.: Associations of Time Tradeoffs with Health-related Quality of Life Profile Measures in HIV Disease Guoyu Tao, Ph.D.: The Cost-benefit/effectiveness of an HIV Intervention Program for Gay and Bisexual Adolescents in Minnesota William D. White, Ph.D.: Determinates of Managed Care Penetration Phaedra A. Shaffer, M.P.A.: The Impact of a Community-wide, Waterborne Outbreak of Cryptosporidiosis on Local Health Care Resources AHSR ANNUAL MEETING REGISTRATION AND HOTEL INFORMATION To register for the conference, contact AHSR, 1130 Connecticut Avenue, N.W., Suite 700, Washington, DC 20036. (Phone: 202/223-2477). You may also register on-site beginning at 8:00 a.m., Sunday, June 9, 1996. The conference will be held at the Hyatt Regency Hotel, in Peachtree Center, 265 Peachtree Street, N.E., Atlanta, Georgia 30303. A block of rooms has been reserved at a special convention rate of $130 for a single and $150 for a double. Please call 800/233-1234 or 404/577-1234 for reservations by May 22 to guarantee the special rate. After May 22, reservations will be accepted on a space available basis. When making your reservations, be sure to notify the Hyatt that you are attending the AHSR annual meeting to ensure that you receive the convention rate. Please do not delay making reservations. Pre-Olympic activities will be going on while we are there, so the rooms will fill up quickly. ============================================================================ FORTHCOMING ARTICLES ============================================================================ HEALTH ECONOMICS, forthcoming. Tacit collusion among hospitals in price competitive markets Lee Rivers Mobley Marginal costs in general acute care hospitals Hansen and Zwanziger Superbugs: should antimicrobial resistance be included as a cost in economic evaluation Coast, Smith and Millar Community development and the tyranny of individualism Shiell and Hawe Labor productivity effects of prescribed medicines for chronically ill workers Rizzo, Abbott and Pashko The impact of age on c/e ratios and its control in decision making Baltussen, Leidl and Amend NHS Contracts : an agency approach Rosella Levaggi Household characteristics affecting where mothers deliver in rural Kenya Hodgkin Contracting in the NHS Quasi Market Raftery, Robinson, Mulligan and Forrest Confidence intervals for cost-effectiveness ratios: an application of Fieller's theorem Willan and O'Brien Editorial: An evaluation of Oregon's medicaid rationing algorithms Tammy O. Tengs ------------------------------------------------------------- JOURNAL OF HEALTH ECONOMICS, Vol. 15, No. 1. Payment source and the cost of hospital care: Evidence from a multiproduct cost function with multiple payers Avi Dor, Dean E. Farley The effect of Medicaid reimbursement on quality of care in nursing homes Joel W. Cohen, William D. Spector Time preference, the discounted utility model and health Han Bleichrodt, Amiram Gafni New evidence on the relationship between income and health Susan L. Ettner Smoking, health knowledge, and anti-smoking campaigns: An empirical study in Taiwan Chee-Ruey Hsieh, Lee-Lan Yen, Liu, Chyongchiou Jeng Lin On the value of changes in life expectancy Per-Olov Johansson Modelling programme costs in economic evaluation Paul Fenn, Alistair McGuire, Martin Backhouse, David Jones The determinants of health care expenditure: A cointegration approach Paul Hansen, Alan King ------------------------------------------------------------------ JOURNAL OF HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH AND POLICY, VoL. 1, NO. 2. EDITORIALS Scientific basis of health services Nick Black and Nicholas Mays Science and medical practice: the turning tide John Swales The impact of health economics on health policy and practice Frans Rutten Scientific bases versus scientism in health services Ann Barry Flood ORIGINAL RESEARCH Does severity explain differences in hospital length of stay for pneumonia patients? Lisa Iezzoni, et al. Problems with recruitment in a randomized controlled trial of counselling in general practice: causes and implications Karen Fairhurst, Christopher Dowrick Planning the development of cystic fibrosis gene carrier screening Roger Beech, Hilary Bekker REVIEW ARTICLES A systematic review of the effectiveness of health service interventions aimed at reducing in health Lorna Arblaster, et al. `Evidence-based' `cost-effective' and `preference-driven' medicine: decision analysis based medical decision making is the prerequisite Jack Dowie READING AROUND Methods of health services evaluation: the gospel of Archie Cochrane after 25 years Ian Russell WORTH A SECOND LOOK The tontingent valuation controversy in environmental economics and its relevance to health services research Magnus Johannesson ---------------------------------------------------------------- MEDICAL CARE RESEARCH AND REVIEW, VOL. 53, No. 2. REVIEW ARTICLE Hospitalization of Nursing Home Residents: A Review of the Literature, 1980-1995 Nicolas G. Castle, Vincent Mor EMPIRICAL RESEARCH Structure of Incentive Systems for Providers in Managed Care Plans Soonman Kwon Is there a United States Drug Lag? The Timing of New Pharmaceutical Approvals in the G-7 Countries and Switzerland Stuart O. Schweitzer, Maurice E. Schweitzer, Marie-Jo Sourty-Le Guellec Changing Patterns of Physician Services Utilization in Ontario, Canada and their Relation to Physician, Practice and Market-Area Characteristics Jeremiah Hurley, Christel Woodward, Judy Brown The Impact of Residency Training on Physicians' Outlook on AIDS: A Cohort Analysis Michael J. Yedidia, Carolyn a. Berry DATA AND TRENDS Involuntary Health Plan Switching: Case Study of a Corporate Health Program James C. Robinson, Laura B. 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