1st Edition
Efficiency Measurement in Health and Health Care
172 Pages
by
Routledge
176 Pages
56 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
176 Pages
by
Routledge
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This book provides a concise synthesis of leading edge research in the theory and practise of efficiency measurement in health and health care. Whilst much of the literature in this area is confusing and impregnable, Hollingsworth and Peacock show the logical links between the economic theory underlying efficiency, the methods used in analysis and practical application of measurement techniques... Read more
Preface by Tom Rice (UCLA, USA)
Chapter 1 Introduction
Chapter 2 Health and EfficiencyChapter 3 Efficiency Measurement Techniques
Chapter 4 Measuring Efficiency in Health Services
Chapter 5 Applications of Efficiency Measurement in Health Services
Chapter 6 Advanced Applications and Recent Developments
Chapter 7 Future Directions in Theory and Practice
Biography
Bruce Hollingsworth is Associate Professor at the Centre for Health Economics at Monash University, Melbourne.
Stuart J. Peacock is Senior Scientist and Director of the Centre for Health Economics in Cancer at the British Columbia Cancer Agency and the University of British Columbia, Vancouver.
