Economics for healthcare managers / Robert H. Lee.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Lee, Robert H., 1948- author.

Series:

Academic Series

Academic Series ; v.1

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Health services administration--Economic aspects.

Health services administration.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (361 pages)

Edition:

Fourth edition.

Place of Publication:

Chicago, Illinois ; Washington, District of Columbia : Health Administration Press : Association of University Programs in Health Administration, [2019]

Summary:

Instructor Resources: Test bank, PowerPoint slides and a lesson plan for each chapter, answers to the study questions, guides to the case studies, and a transition guide to the new edition. Good management requires a fundamental understanding of economics.

Contents:

Intro

Cover

Brief Contents

Detailed Contents

List of Cases

Preface to the Fourth Edition

Chapter 1 - Why Health Economics?

Chapter 2 - An Overview of the US Healthcare System

Chapter 3 - An Overview of the Healthcare Financing System

Chapter 4 - Describing, Evaluting, and Managing Risk

Chapter 5 - Understanding Costs

Chapter 6 - Realizing the Triple Aim

Chapter7 - The Demand for Healthcare Products

Chapter 8 - Elasticities

Chapter 9 - Forecasting

Chapter 10 - Supply and Demand Analysis

Chapter 11 - Maximizing Profits

Chapter 12 - Pricing

Chapter 13 - Asymmetric Information and Incentives

Chapter 14 - Economic Analysis of Clinical and Managerial Interventions

Chapter 15 - Profits, Market Structure, and Market Power

Chapter 16 - Government Intervention in Healthcare Markets

Chapter 17 - Regulation

Chapter 18 - Behavioral Economics

Answers to Select Chapter Exercises

Glossary

Index

About the Author.

Notes:

Description based on print version record.

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

ISBN:

1-64055-051-8

1-64055-049-6

OCLC:

1122455675