This book examines the development of conflicts of interest in the healthcare systems of the US, France, and Japan. It shows that national differences in the organization of medical practice and the interplay of organized medicine, the market, and the state give rise to variatio…
Das deutsche Gesundheitssystem ist auf Kollisionskurs mit der ökonomischen Realität. Die Kosten sind hoch und steigen weiter, und Qualitätsprobleme bei den Leistungserbringern werden immer offensichtlicher. Jahrzehnte von Reformen haben diesen besorgniserregenden Trend kaum geän…
This textbook offers a comprehensive theory of medical decision making under uncertainty, combining informative test theory with the expected utility hypotheses. The book show how the prameters of Bayes' theorem can be combined with a value function of health states to arrive at…
Health is increasingly a critical concern in the context of development. This book examines the function of health systems, particularly the key factors: finance, human resources, pharmaceuticals, public facilities and stresses the importance of improving access to health servic…
"This text is appropriate for a wide range of courses in health economics including undergraduate, postgraduate and MBA. It is also suitable for medicine and nursing courses, BSc/MSc in Health Management and for health professionals on post experience courses. It is also a major…
"This text is appropriate for a wide range of courses in health economics including undergraduate, postgraduate and MBA. It is also suitable for medicine and nursing courses, BSc/MSc in Health Management and for health professionals on post experience courses. It is also a major…
"This text is appropriate for a wide range of courses in health economics including undergraduate, postgraduate and MBA. It is also suitable for medicine and nursing courses, BSc/MSc in Health Management and for health professionals on post experience courses. It is also a major…
The author explores his theory that the food industry's used three essential ingredients to control much of the world's diet. Traces the rise of the processed food industry and how addictive salt, sugar, and fat have enabled its dominance in the past half century, revealing del…
