Economics for healthcare managers

Why health economics? -- An overview of the U.S. healthcare system -- An overview of the healthcare financing system -- Describing, evaluating, and managing risk -- Understanding costs -- The demand for healthcare products -- Elasticities -- Forecasting -- Supply and demand analysis -- Maximizing pr...

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1. Verfasser: Lee, Robert H. (VerfasserIn)
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Sprache:eng
Veröffentlicht: Chicago, Ill. u.a. Health Administration Press u.a. 2009
Ausgabe:2nd ed., fully rev. and updated
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Zusammenfassung:Why health economics? -- An overview of the U.S. healthcare system -- An overview of the healthcare financing system -- Describing, evaluating, and managing risk -- Understanding costs -- The demand for healthcare products -- Elasticities -- Forecasting -- Supply and demand analysis -- Maximizing profits -- Pricing -- Asymmetric information and incentives -- Economic analysis of clinical and managerial interventions -- Profits, market structure, and market power -- Government intervention in healthcare -- Regulation -- Strategic behavior.
Beschreibung:Includes bibliographical references and index
Beschreibung:XIV, 307 S.
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ISBN:9781567933147
978-1-56793-314-7