The Economics of Health Care in Asia Pacific Countries

• Author : Teh-wei Hu,Chee-Ruey Hsieh
• Publisher : Edward Elgar Publishing
• Release : 01 January 2002

In order to control ever-increasing health care expenditure, Western and Asian countries are seeking to develop more efficient health care models. Studies on health care that focus specifically on Asian countries are rare, rendering this a unique and welcome addition to the literature. This book presents quantitative research on various aspects of health care reform and health policy in Asia-Pacific countries such as China, Indonesia, Japan, South Korea, Taiwan, and the US - nations diverse in their economic development, social

• Author : Steering Committee on Future Health Scenarios
• Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
• Release : 06 December 2012

CARE AT HOME -HOME CARE Health care in the Netherlands looks to be a well structured system. Supplementing the vital level of self-care and informal care are four levels of professional care: the public health service (known in the Netherlands as basic health care) is mainly concerned with preventive work aimed at the population at large; individuals with problems can contact their general practitioner or other primary care provider, who can -depending on the problem -refer them to specialists in

• Author : Anonim
• Publisher : Unknown
• Release : 01 January 2008

• Author : Ben Yuk Fai Fong,Vincent Tin Sing Law,Albert Lee
• Publisher : Springer Nature
• Release : 03 June 2020

This book adopts an interdisciplinary approach with a wide scope of perspectives on primary healthcare, describing related principles, care models, practices and social contexts. It combines aspects of development, research and education applied in primary health care, providing practitioners and scholars with a comprehensive overview of the current knowledge and delivery models of healthcare in community settings. It covers the practical, philosophical and scholarly issues pertinent to the delivery, financing, planning, ethics, health politics, professional and technological development, resources, and

• Author : David Kernick
• Publisher : CRC Press
• Release : 11 August 2018

Fifty years ago medicine was straightforward. Doctors had limited therapeutic options and patients did as they were told. Today, an array of medial interventions is putting increasing pressure on limited resources, patients are questioning everything and doctors are uncertain of their role. Health economists hoped to offer important insights to aid decision making, but their technical frameworks bore little resemblance to the practical requirements of end users. Now, this book presents the concepts and insights that health economics has to

• Author : ConferenceSeries
• Publisher : ConferenceSeries
• Release : 03 June 2023

June 29-30, 2017 Madrid, Spain Key Topics : Health Economics, Health Economics and Policy, Health Economics and Health Care Services, Health Economics and Pharmaceutical Manufacturers, Health Economics and Health Insurance, Health Economics and Outcome Research, Health Economics and Econometrics, Health Economics and Health Statistics, Health Economics Modelling, Health Economics and Behavioural economics, Health Economics and Public health economics, Health Economics and Health care Markets, Health Economics and Financing, Health Economics and International Economics, Health care services and insurance, Economics of Health innovation,

• Author : Anonim
• Publisher : Unknown
• Release : 03 June 2023

This book adopts an interdisciplinary approach with a wide scope of perspectives on primary healthcare, describing related principles, care models, practices and social contexts. It combines aspects of development, research and education applied in primary health care, providing practitioners and scholars with a comprehensive overview of the current knowledge and delivery models of healthcare in community settings. It covers the practical, philosophical and scholarly issues pertinent to the delivery, financing, planning, ethics, health politics, professional and technological development, resources, and

• Author : Michael Kuhn
• Publisher : Unknown
• Release : 03 June 2023

• Author : Sherry Glied,Peter C. Smith
• Publisher : Oxford University Press
• Release : 23 May 2013

The Oxford Handbook of Health Economics provides an accessible and authoritative guide to health economics, intended for scholars and students in the field, as well as those in adjacent disciplines including health policy and clinical medicine. The chapters stress the direct impact of health economics reasoning on policy and practice, offering readers an introduction to the potential reach of the discipline. Contributions come from internationally-recognized leaders in health economics and reflect the worldwide reach of the discipline. Authoritative, but non-technical,

• Author : Jarl Chabot,Jan Willem Harnmeijer,Pieter H. Streefland
• Publisher : Kit Pub
• Release : 03 June 1995

Beschrijving van de invloeden van economische crisis, de zogenaamde SAPs (structural adjustment policies) en de armoede op gezinsniveau die daar het gevolg van is, op het functioneren van de basisgezondheidszorg in Afrika. Drie hoofdstukken betreffen een casestudy in resp. Ghana, Benin en Mali. De bundel is gebaseerd op de workshop "Implications of structural adjustment policies for primal health care in the periphery", gehouden in Amsterdam, 25 - 27 november 1991.

• Author : Petra Bergerhoff,Dieter Lehmann
• Publisher : Springer Verlag
• Release : 01 January 1990

• Author : Okore Apia Okorafor
• Publisher : Juta and Company Ltd
• Release : 03 June 2023

This book explores the implications of a wide range of intergovernmental fiscal arrangements found in fiscal federal systems and how they impact on the equitable distribution of primary health care resources. The issues raised in the book are relevant to all countries operating under a fiscal federal system and those that operate a decentralized health system.

• Author : John Rapoport,Philip Jacobs,Egon Jonsson
• Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
• Release : 03 December 2008

Written by a local health economics expert, each of the eight chapters in this timely handbook and ready reference describes the national healthcare system of a different industrialized country. In each case, the 4-5 specific policies with the highest impact on that respective country over the past 20-30 years are identified. In addition, the economic characteristics of each policy are described and, where possible, its success evaluated, discussing the current policy agenda. A final chapter summarizes and synthesizes the major

• Author : Frank W. Musgrave
• Publisher : Routledge
• Release : 24 February 2015

Designed as a primary text for courses in health care economics and policy analysis, this comprehensive work places the issues and economic analysis of the health care industry in the context of market forces driving the industry, including negotiated markets, managed care, and the growing influence of oligopolies. Written in accessible prose, without the aid of technical jargon and mathematical formulations, the content is rich with applicable, understandable economic concepts and analysis, and examples of market failure and government involvement.

• Author : Bryan R. Luce,Anne Elixhauser
• Publisher : Springer
• Release : 08 December 2011

Over the past decades, health care delivery - once characterized by clearly defined relationships between medical professionals, regulators, and industr- has become much more complex. Traditional roles and relationships are changing and new decision-makers are entering the scene. They bring into the discussion the need for cost containment and the changing perceptions of the public with regard to the risks and benefits of health care outcomes. As benefits of medical care are increasingly questioned and as scepticism and fear of