Economics for healthcare managers
By: by Robert H. Lee.
Edition: 2nd ed.
Publisher: Health Administration Press, c2009.; Health Administration Press
Published: 2009
Place of publication: Chicago
Language: eng
Number of pages: 307
ISBN-13: 9781567933147
Subjects: Health services administration -- Economic aspects; Medical economics; Managerial economics; Health Services Administration -- economics; Economics, Medical
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Why health economics?; title: An overview of the U.S. healthcare system; title: An overview of the healthcare financing system; title: Describing, evaluating, and managing risk; title: Understanding costs; title: The demand for healthcare products; title: Elasticities; title: Forecasting; title: Supply and demand analysis; title: Maximizing profits; title: Pricing; title: Asymmetric information and incentives; title: Economic analysis of clinical and managerial interventions; title: Profits, market structure, and market power; title: Government intervention in healthcare; title: Regulation; title: Strategic behavior.