Economics for health care managers / Robert H. Lee

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Lee, Robert H [author]

Material type: Text

TextPublication details: Chicago, Illinois : Health Administration Press, c2019Edition: Fourth EditionDescription: xviii, 341 pages : illustrations ; 26 cmISBN:

9781640550483

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LOC classification:

RA 427 .L44 2019

Contents:

List of cases -- Preface to the fourth edition -- Chapter 1. Why Health Economics? -- Chapter 2. An Overview of the U.S. Healthcare System -- Chapter 3. An Overview of the Healthcare Financing System -- Chapter 4. Describing, Evaluating, and Managing Risk -- Chapter 5. Understanding Costs -- Chapter 6. Realizing the Triple Aim (Population Health) -- Chapter 7. The Demand for Healthcare Products -- Chapter 8. Elasticities -- Chapter 9. Forecasting -- Chapter 10. Supply and Demand Analysis -- Chapter 11. Maximizing Profits -- Chapter 12. Pricing -- Chapter 13. Asymmetric Information and Incentives -- Chapter 14. Economic Analysis of Clinical and Managerial Interventions -- Chapter 15. Profits, Market Structure, and Market Power -- Chapter 16. Government Intervention in Healthcare Markets -- Chapter 17. Regulation -- Chapter 18. Behavioral Economics -- Answers to Selected Chapter Exercises -- Glossary -- Index -- About the Author.

Summary: "Economics for Healthcare Managers provides the practical guide that healthcare managers need to simplify and strengthen the decision-making process for everyday issues. Written for those with little or no background in economics, the book is designed to engage readers in today’s policy and management challenges. The author references classic studies while also drawing on current research and emphasizing contemporary analyses." -- Back cover

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Includes bibliographical references and index.

"Economics for Healthcare Managers provides the practical guide that healthcare managers need to simplify and strengthen the decision-making process for everyday issues. Written for those with little or no background in economics, the book is designed to engage readers in today’s policy and management challenges. The author references classic studies while also drawing on current research and emphasizing contemporary analyses." -- Back cover

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