Economic Analysis in Health Care - Softcover

Morris, Stephen; Devlin, Nancy; Parkin, David

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9780470016855: Economic Analysis in Health Care

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ISBN 10: 047001685X ISBN 13: 9780470016855

Publisher: John Wiley & Sons, 2007

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Health economics is concerned with the evaluation of the effectiveness of health care, particularly by examining the social opportunity costs of alternative forms of treatment. The peculiar nature of the market for health care – that doctors have a major influence on both supply and demand –.has attracted attention, as has the study of the options available for financing such services. Economic Analysis in Health Care provides a comprehensive coverage of both the economics of health care systems and the evaluation of health care technologies. It has been written as a core textbook for advanced undergraduate and postgraduate students with knowledge of economic analysis and will appeal to an international audience. Adopts an international perspective, using examples and case studies from the UK, the rest of Europe, and other countries. Contains detailed exposition of the economic theory alongside relevant examples and applications Focuses on both market–related and economic evaluation aspects of health economics (some books focus purely on market–related aspects) Strong author team with very broad experience of writing and teaching health economics

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About the Author:

Stephen Morris is a member of the Health Economics Research Group at Brunel University. He is the author of “Health Economics for Nurses: An Introductory Guide”, and has published over 20 academic papers in peer–reviewed journals. He has taught Health Economics at both Undergraduate and MSc level. and is a former Senior Lecturer at Tanaka Business School. Nancy Devlin is Professor of Health Economics at City University, London. Nancy has published 23 papers on Health Economics since 2000, on topics including health care priority setting, economic evaluation of health care, management of waiting lists, measuring and valuing health states and health care reforms. David Parkin is Professor of Health Economics at City University, London and is director of City’s MSc in Economic Evaluation. He has taught health economics for 25 years, at both undergraduate and postgraduate level, and has published 50 articles in peer–reviewed journals and books. He is also the organizer of the UK Health Economists’ Study Group.

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Economic Analysis in Healthcare is intended as a core textbook for both advanced undergraduate and postgraduate students of health economics. The authors provide comprehensive coverage of the field of economics in healthcare systems and the evaluation of healthcare technologies. With up–to–date case studies and examples from both the UK, Europe and the rest of the world, Economic Analysis in Healthcare: Adopts an international perspective towards topics in health economics Creates a useful balance of theoretical treatment and practical application throughout the book Focuses uniquely on both market–related and economic evaluation aspects of health economics.

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