Efficiency Measurement in Health and Health Care

by Bruce Hollingsworth, Stuart J. Peacock

Overview

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

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781134487516
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	02/07/2008
Series:	Routledge International Studies in Health Economics
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	176
File size:	956 KB

About the Author

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.

Table of Contents

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