Hollingsworth / Peacock Efficiency Measurement in Health and Health Care

Erscheinungsjahr 2008
ISBN: 978-1-134-48752-3
Verlag: CRC Press
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)

E-Book, Englisch, 176 Seiten

Reihe: Routledge International Studies in Health Economics

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 including Data Envelopment Analysis and Stochastic Frontiers Analysis.

The book outlines which methods are most suitable in which setting, how to specify valid models, and how to undertake a study and effectively disseminate results. The current state of the art is assessed in terms of methods and published applications, and undertakes practical applications of advanced methods, including analysis of economies of scale and scope, variable weightings, specification testing, and estimation of the efficient production of health. Finally, the way forward in efficiency measurement in health is outlined, mapping out an agenda for future research and policy development.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Hollingsworth, Bruce

Peacock, Stuart J.

Fachgebiete

• Wirtschaftswissenschaften Volkswirtschaftslehre Volkswirtschaftslehre Allgemein

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1. Introduction 2. Health and Efficiency Concepts 3. Efficiency Measurement Techniques 4. Measuring Efficiency in Health Services 5. Application of Efficiency Measurement in Health Services 6. Advanced Applications and Recent Developments 7. Future Directions

Über Autor(innen)

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.