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.
This extensively revised edition presents the latest information on topics such as:
Overviews of the US healthcare system and healthcare financing system
Risk evaluation and management
Costs and Pricing
Population health
Forecasting
Supply and demand analysis
Economic analysis of clinical and managerial interventions
Profits, market structure, and market power
Government intervention in healthcare markets
Behavioral economics
The book’s 37 case studies offer real-world examples of the concepts and strategies provided throughout the book.
Robert H. Lee, PhD, is emeritus professor in the Department of Population Health of the School of Medicine at the University of Kansas. Previously, he worked at the University of North Carolina, the Health Policy Program of the Urban Institute, and the Brookings Institution. He has published more than 50 articles on healthcare economics.
Chapter 1 - Why Health Economics?
Chapter 2 - An Overview of the US Healthcare System
Chapter 3 - An Overview of the Healthcare Financing System
Chapter 4 - Describing, Evaluating, and Managing Risk
Chapter 5 - Understanding Costs
Chapter 6 - Improving 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
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