Overview

This volume describes the theory and methods of economic evaluation of health care. Currently, most economic evaluations of health care programs are cost-effectiveness and cost-utility analyses, while in the environmental and traffic safety fields it is common to carry out instead traditional cost-benefit analysis of health improving programs. This striking difference in how health programs are assessed in different fields was the original motivation for writing this book. Theory and Methods of Economic Evaluation of Health Care shows how the costs and benefits of health care programs can be defined and measured using welfare economic theory. Also, considerable attention is devoted to cost-effectiveness and cost-utility analysis where the health effects are measured in non-monetary units, thus providing a unifying cost-benefit framework for all methods of economic evaluation. Finally, the problems and potentials of using economic evaluation in policy making are also discussed. The book is written in an easily accessible manner and provides numerous examples of applications of the different methods. It will be an invaluable source for both instructors and practitioners in the health care field.

Full Product Details

Author:   Magnus Johannesson
Publisher:   Springer-Verlag New York Inc.
Imprint:   Springer-Verlag New York Inc.
Edition:   Softcover reprint of hardcover 1st ed. 1996
Volume:   4
Dimensions:   Width: 15.50cm , Height: 1.40cm , Length: 23.50cm
Weight:   0.454kg
ISBN:  

9781441947574

ISBN 10:   1441947574
Pages:   247
Publication Date:   03 December 2010
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Awaiting stock  
The supplier is currently out of stock of this item. It will be ordered for you and placed on backorder. Once it does come back in stock, we will ship it out for you.

Table of Contents

1. Introduction.- 2. Welfare Economics.- 3. The Monetary Value of Health Changes.- 4. The Resource Consequences of Health Changes.- 5. The Revealed Preference Approach.- 6. The Expressed Preference Approach.- 7. The Estimation of Costs.- 8. Additional Issues in Cost-Benefit Analysis.- 9. Cost-Effectiveness Analysis.- 10. Cost-Utility Analysis.- 11. Economic Evaluation and Policy Making.- 12. Concludipng Remarks.

Reviews

Author Information

Tab Content 6

Author Website:  

Customer Reviews

Recent Reviews

No review item found!

Add your own review!

Countries Available

All regions