• Body mass index as a correlate of postoperative complications and resource utilization. (thieme-connect.com)
  • Hospitalization with acute exacerbation of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and associated health resource utilization: a population-based Danish cohort study. (thieme-connect.com)
  • This study examined resource utilization, cost of care, and balance of care relationships for people with dementia on the boundary of community and residential care in Ireland. (cambridge.org)
  • Richard Cookson, PhD , is a professor and NIHR Senior Research Fellow at the Centre for Health Economics, University of York. (ispor.org)
  • Niklas Bobrovitz is a PhD candidate in the Nuffield Department of Primary Health Care Sciences at Oxford University , a Clarendon Scholar , a member of the Centre for Evidence-Based Medicine , and a member of the Evidence Live 2016 steering committee which this year includes a theme on translating Evidence into Better-Quality Health Services. (ebmlive.org)
  • Centre for Health Economics. (who.int)
  • Ese contexto ofrece una oportunidad única para que el PBF se centre en los jóvenes y aborde la pobreza más ampliamente. (bvsalud.org)
  • The main outcome indicators were the changes in the allocation of pediatricians and pediatric beds, pediatric service efficiency, and the impact of pediatricians on child mortality. (frontiersin.org)
  • and priorities for the allocation and organization of resources that are based on equity and economic efficiency. (who.int)
  • The Columbia Economics Discussion Paper Series consists of working papers (unpublished), authored and released by faculty members of the Department of Economics. (columbia.edu)
  • This form of dual practice is very different from the traditional form of dual practice where there is separation between a doctor's main job at a hospital and that at another clinic at the end of the day. (edu.hk)
  • Practice management, medical --economics. (bg-jhm.net)
  • Advanced Practice Nurses (APNs) play a crucial role in the healthcare system by providing high-quality, cost-effective care and improving patient outcomes. (straightaessays.com)
  • This book specifically discusses on the aspect of hospital resource allocation by highlighting the productivity, competitiveness, cost components, economic burden of disease, and economic aspects of infectious diseases originating from the hospital. (taylorfrancis.com)
  • Findings from our burden of illness studies can help to identify which disease would benefit most from an allocation of resources, determine which subpopulations would benefit most from your technology, provide decision-makers with critical information regarding healthcare obligations, gain insight into market size/share, inform forecasting functions, and support economic appraisals and decision making. (tti-research.com)
  • The major challenges are to apply an effective health system reform, find alternative ways of funding, reduce the burden of diseases, promote healthy life styles, develop and retain human resources and introduce advanced technology while assuring equity, quality and accessibility. (who.int)
  • Additionally, in order to control costs and effectively address the growing chronic disease burden, public programs will need to find ways to integrate curative hospital services with the most cost-effective preventive and primary interventions. (biomedcentral.com)
  • The traditional healthcare model often grapples with skyrocketing operational costs, resource allocation dilemmas, and the escalating burden of preventable readmissions. (confy.live)
  • Their work will help determine the impact of occupational illness and injury on the Nation's workers, the commensurate burden upon our Nation's resources, and the cost effectiveness of introducing measures into the workplace that can alleviate this health burden. (cdc.gov)
  • Modern health information technologies provide an unprecedented opportunity for capturing and rapidly analyzing real-time data at the point of care to help clinicians manage data, improve safety, make informed clinical decisions, and access information or community resources. (nationalacademies.org)
  • It has been shown that the presence of malnutrition as well obesity is associated with increased allocation of health care resource and, therefore, cost. (thieme-connect.com)
  • This study reviewed costs of obesity and intervention programs in Canada, assessed the scope and quality of existing cost analyses, and identified implications for economic evaluations and public health decision makers. (biomedcentral.com)
  • Evaluating the cost of obesity is essential to facilitate prioritization and resource allocation decisions on obesity prevention programs [ 10 ]. (biomedcentral.com)
  • 4 Westerly BD, Dabbagh O. Morbidity and mortality characteristics of morbidly obese patients admitted to hospital and intensive care units. (thieme-connect.com)
  • The interventions included in the review were offered by hospital staff (eg, physicians, nurses, or other allied health professionals), and could involve the provision of advice, intensive counselling, pharmacotherapy and follow-up contact after hospital discharge. (bmj.com)
  • Using both the need to establish priorities for global health aid and to define an essential benefit package for health insurance, the course will critically examine diverse approaches for allocation decisions, including cost-effectiveness analysis, age-based rationing and accountability for reasonableness. (upenn.edu)
  • States with CON laws not only exhibit shortages of healthcare facilities including hospital beds, imaging facilities, ambulatory surgical centers, dialysis clinics, and hospitals themselves, but also have higher death rates from heart failure and post-operative complications . (mercatus.org)
  • The COVID-19 pandemic would not, in any circumstance, be considered predictable, as states saw a surge of thousands of people lined up in ERs who were desperately in need of hospital beds and long-term acute care. (mercatus.org)
  • Even before the COVID-19 pandemic, researchers had found that states with these laws in place had 99 fewer hospital beds per 100,000 people, and between one and two fewer hospitals with MRI machine capabilities per 500,000 people. (mercatus.org)
  • Dr Dickson is President and CEO of UMass Memorial Health Care, a four hospital healthcare system located in central Massachusetts with over 900 acute care beds and 1100 employed physicians, he also serves as a Professor of Emergency Medicine at the University of Massachusetts Medical School. (gbmp.org)
  • Results: Compared with hospital beds and doctors, inequality in hospital patents was remarkably large in China. (repec.org)
  • A resource issue in hospitals creates many problems such as the excessive number of patients, poor service quality, lack of diagnostic tools and equipment, dirty and worn out facilities, long queues at the outpatient clinic, lack of drugs and other medical supplies, low employee morale, and so on. (taylorfrancis.com)
  • Trevor Sheldon studied medicine at St Mary's Hospital Medical School, London, (including a one year fellowship in community medicine at Albert Einstein College of Medicine, New York). (wikipedia.org)
  • He was awarded a Master of Science degree from the University of London in Economics, an MSc in Medical Statistics followed by a DSc from the Faculty of Medicine, University of Leicester. (wikipedia.org)
  • The review employs a multidisciplinary approach, integrating insights from medical science, psychology, and health economics. (pexacy.com)
  • 1. The manner in which a health system is financed affects its stewardship, input creation, service provision and achievement of goals such as good health, responsiveness to people's non-medical expectations (short waiting times, respect for dignity, cleanliness of physical facilities, quality meals) and fair financial contributions, so that individuals are not exposed to great financial risk of impoverishment. (who.int)
  • After introducing the German Diagnosis Related Groups as the basis for hospital reimbursement it is important for clinical nutrition to demonstrate not only the medical but also the economic implications. (thieme-connect.com)
  • Some of these trends and challenges bring about risks as well as opportunities for patients, hospitals and the medical technology industry alike. (olympus.se)
  • As hospitals explore new sources of revenue and patients cross borders to seek medical treatment, cooperation between healthcare teams is key. (olympus.se)
  • In China, hospitals account for only 3.5 percent of medical institutions but handle a massive 45 percent of all outpatient visits. (edu.hk)
  • As I am informed, to meet an increasing need of medical services with limited resources, not only for an aging, but also over and above that for a growing population is the problem in Mexico. (forumfed.org)
  • CON laws, first instituted in New York in 1964 and popularized with the 1974 introduction of the National Health Planning and Resource Development Act, were designed with the intent of keeping healthcare costs low and ensuring access to crucial medical resources by impoverished citizens. (mercatus.org)
  • Prior to being named CEO Dr Dickson served as President and Senior Associate Dean of UMass Memorial Medical Group, Professor and Head of the Department of Emergency Medicine at the University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine and Interim Chief Operating Officer for the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics. (gbmp.org)
  • it must prepare graduates to function in a dynamic environment that consists of critical medical services, continuous resource allocation, technological innovation to serve a diverse population. (universityhq.org)
  • 2 ] and quality assurance, but is now expenditure in developed countries [ 7 ] and broadly used for funding purposes. (who.int)
  • Economic Impact Analysis for the Quality Assurance and Administrative Module on 42 CFR 84. (cdc.gov)
  • Méthodologie: Entre septembre 2021 et février 2022, des écouvillonnages oropharyngés et/ou nasopharyngés de travailleurs symptomatiques COVID-19 et apparemment en bonne santé sélectionnés consécutivement du site minier de Wahgnion dans le sud-ouest du Burkina Faso qui ont consenti à l'étude ont été prélevés selon les deux programme de quart de semaines et testé pour le SRAS-CoV-2 à l'aide d'un test RT-PCR. (bvsalud.org)
  • The Gini coefficients of PPTC and PBPTC decreased from 0.48 and 0.38 in 2010, to 0.35 and 0.28 in 2014, then to 0.35 and 0.22 in 2019, respectively, representing the improvement of pediatric resources distribution according to service population. (frontiersin.org)
  • Moreover, from 2017/2018 to 2019/2020, spending as much as an average user for a newly eligible user costs between £54 224 and £77 778 per social care-quality-adjusted life year (SC-QALY) gained. (bmj.com)
  • Hospital-initiated smoking cessation interventions increase the likelihood that patients will become smoke-free. (bmj.com)
  • 2 Rigotti and colleagues recently updated a review and meta-analysis of studies examining the efficacy of hospital-initiated smoking cessation interventions. (bmj.com)
  • Currently, in part because the evidence base on economic evaluations of health interventions in India remains sparse and of low quality [ 2 ], decisions about which health care services to cover are typically made by expert committees rather than through systematic assessments of efficacy and cost-effectiveness. (biomedcentral.com)
  • For example, what are the most effective, evidence-based interventions to reduce unscheduled hospital admissions? (ebmlive.org)
  • Protocol for an overview of systematic reviews of interventions to reduce unscheduled hospital admissions among adults. (ebmlive.org)
  • 1) Resource allocation issue, (2) Resource management issue, and (3) Generation resources issue. (taylorfrancis.com)
  • The resource management issue is related to the use of existing resources in terms of input and output. (taylorfrancis.com)
  • The resource management issue highlight the economic scale, human resource development, quality development, and lean implementation. (taylorfrancis.com)
  • Supportive care measures, notably pain management and psychological support, have been found to significantly improve patients' quality of life. (pexacy.com)
  • Nutritional assessment and management in hospitalised patients: implication for DRG-based reimbursement and health care quality. (thieme-connect.com)
  • The Hospital Management Professional Course is designed to equip individuals with the knowledge and skills needed to excel in the complex field of hospital administration. (linkonnet.com)
  • In today's dynamic and ever-evolving healthcare landscape, effective hospital management is crucial to ensure the delivery of high-quality patient care, streamline operations, and maintain financial sustainability. (linkonnet.com)
  • This comprehensive course offers an in-depth exploration of various aspects of hospital management, covering topics such as healthcare policy, financial management, human resources, strategic planning, and quality improvement. (linkonnet.com)
  • Upon completing the Hospital Management Professional Course, participants will gain a profound understanding of the intricacies of healthcare administration. (linkonnet.com)
  • A deeper understanding of human resources management in healthcare. (linkonnet.com)
  • The Hospital Management Professional Course is a stepping stone to a rewarding and impactful career in healthcare management. (linkonnet.com)
  • Blind-refereed journal dedicated to publishing articles, symposia and book reviews in all areas of health, hospital and welfare administration and management. (nu.edu)
  • Provide a secure, reliable, and convenient WLAN experience by aggregating management of public WiFi, such as operators and business organizations, and private hotspot resources. (alibabacloud.com)
  • The effect of local and international changes are considered and the values of equity, quality, open communication and proffessional ethics are emphasized. (who.int)
  • So after my ophthalmology training, I did, I did, I did an MBA, I did a master's economics from Johns Hopkins, and then I went into equity analysis where I was looking at different products and I was trying to pick out which ones had the highest potential. (lexitas.com)
  • New state-of-the-art and disruptive technologies may thus help to provide an edge over other hospital organizations. (olympus.se)
  • Even as organizations put more resources into the innovation process, 80-90% of new product launches fail (Görs et al. (timreview.ca)
  • Using mortality and hospital capacity data, we find that states without CON laws between mid-March and late June 2020 had fewer hospital deaths than states with CON laws and that more than half of these lives saved were non-COVID patients. (mercatus.org)
  • Next to treatment cost and reimbursement it is necessary to introduce quality indicators for nutritional care. (thieme-connect.com)
  • We modelled the cost-effectiveness of the Ottawa Model for Smoking Cessation (OMSC), an intervention that includes in-hospital counselling, pharmacotherapy and posthospital follow-up, compared to usual care among smokers hospitalised with acute myocardial infarction (AMI), unstable angina (UA), heart failure (HF), and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). (bmj.com)
  • 1 Many of the chronic diseases caused by cigarette smoking result in frequent hospitalisation making the hospital an ideal setting to initiate cessation treatment. (bmj.com)
  • This strategic allocation of staff resources ensures that the right expertise is available to patients, regardless of their physical location. (confy.live)
  • More pharmacists are providing clinical services than ever before in university hospitals and large and small community hospitals. (harveywhitney.org)
  • In 2003, she received her PhD in Economics from the University of Leicester, where she had previously obtained an MSc in Economics with distinction and a First-Class Honors BSc. (ispor.org)
  • Joint discharge or financing of state functions is admitted in certain areas defined by the Basic Law in order to secure important investments such as investments for university hospitals or for restructuring the hospital care sector of the eastern part after reunification of Germany. (forumfed.org)
  • Current rapid changes within hospital care, catalyzed by the continually increasing costs of that care, make it mandatory that hospital pharmacists assess the past and the present to plan for the future of clinical pharmacy services. (harveywhitney.org)
  • The rationale behind the CON requirement is that the hospital with the CT machine would many patients, keeping overhead costs per patient low. (mercatus.org)
  • In reality, however, CON laws not only increase per-unit healthcare costs by limiting the availability of healthcare supply but also affect the quality of health services. (mercatus.org)
  • The results demonstrated that such clinics significantly reduced hospital readmissions and healthcare costs. (straightaessays.com)
  • Dr Dickson has served as a member of the Baldrige National Quality Award Board of Examiners, lectures nationally on the use of the Toyota Production System in healthcare and is an active faculty member for the Institute of Healthcare Improvement, where he works with health systems around the world to reduce healthcare costs while improving quality. (gbmp.org)
  • How Does Telemedicine Slash Costs for Hospitals and Clinics? (confy.live)
  • Before tackling the burning question: How does telemedicine reduce costs for hospitals and clinics? (confy.live)
  • However, achieving this goal within the constraints of limited resources and escalating costs has become an increasingly intricate challenge. (confy.live)
  • These readmissions not only strain healthcare resources but also inflate costs for both providers and patients. (confy.live)
  • BACKGROUND: Malnutrition is associated with increased morbidity, mortality, decreased quality of life, increased length of hospital stay and higher treatment costs. (bvsalud.org)
  • The Diagnosis-related groups (DRG), which purpose of this study was to examine the classify hospital acute patients, are the best- feasibility of the casemix and DRG systems known example of the casemix system [ 1 ]. (who.int)
  • Officially the hospitals say this is not allowed but they recognise they can't stop it," Prof. Cheng concedes while pointing out that senior doctors often advertise their positions at public hospitals to charge higher fees. (edu.hk)
  • These are some of the questions that arise in the context of rationing and allocating scarce health care resources among particular individuals, and concern what are called micro-allocation decisions. (upenn.edu)
  • The beneficiaries, who will be identified on the basis of deprivation and occupational criteria using the 2011 socio-economic caste census, will be able to access the services anywhere in the country in government hospitals and in participating private hospitals (provided that their states have signed up). (upenn.edu)
  • Will clinical pharmacy services in hospitals survive the 1980s? (harveywhitney.org)
  • I would like to share with you some aspects of my yes answer and identify what hospital pharmacy practitioners and pharmacy educators need to do differently in the 1980s to ensure that clinical pharmacy services will survive and thrive. (harveywhitney.org)
  • The hopes and aspirations of the pioneers of pharmacists' clinical services focused on a desire to contribute to quality patient care by using their drug knowledge, to be respected professional colleagues of physicians and nurses, to be respected health care professionals, and to achieve a high level of personal satisfaction with their chosen profession. (harveywhitney.org)
  • Fortunately, there were some physicians, nurses, and hospital administrators who were interested in improving drugrelated services and expanding the role of pharmacists, and they allocated resources to pharmacists to let them demonstrate what they could do. (harveywhitney.org)
  • Even so, clinical services are not provided to patients and physicians in even a majority, let alone all, of U.S. hospitals. (harveywhitney.org)
  • Doctors can advertise their services on these platforms, effectively functioning as contractors on a private sector platform while listing their positions at public hospitals as a signal of their credentials. (edu.hk)
  • They constitute the so-called corporatist level of decision-making and ensure financing and quality of health care as well as equitable access to it and to all necessary and adequate services and treatments ( Fig.1). (forumfed.org)
  • This hospital is subject to certificate-of-need (CON) laws, which means that there are government-imposed limitations on the number of CT scanners, respirators, and many other long-term acute care services available. (mercatus.org)
  • These laws often consist of an application and review procedure both for hospital requests to expand resources or services and for nonhospital healthcare services such as ambulance access. (mercatus.org)
  • However, evidence of the geographical variations of COVID-19 impact from low- and middle-income countries (LMIC) where differences in age distribution, comorbidities, access to quality health services, and other factors, may significantly influence mortality risk, are limited. (biomedcentral.com)
  • APNs' thorough assessments and focus on individualized care reduced overutilization of services and improved resource allocation. (straightaessays.com)
  • Objectives Publicly funded adult social care (ASC) in England aims to improve quality of life through the provision of services for individuals with care needs due to physical and/or mental impairment or illness. (bmj.com)
  • This donation makes the results of years of work at Kaiser Permanente available to help U.S. health professionals and hospitals achieve key meaningful use standards set forth by the Office of the National Coordinator of Health IT and the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services. (blogspot.com)
  • As hospitals and clinics seek ways to streamline operations, improve patient outcomes, and navigate the complexities of healthcare economics, telemedicine has emerged as a powerful tool in their arsenal. (confy.live)
  • To better understand how telemedicine saves money for hospitals and clinics, let's take a look at the financial challenges they face. (confy.live)
  • Hospitals and clinics find themselves in a perpetual balancing act, striving to deliver exceptional care while managing budgets that are stretched to their limits. (confy.live)
  • By enabling virtual consultations and remote patient monitoring, hospitals and clinics can optimize their existing physical layout. (confy.live)
  • By objective measurement of the treatment quality it can be avoided, that cost saving will lead to reduced quality. (thieme-connect.com)
  • Care Provision and Cost Measurement: Dependent Elderly People at Home and in Geriatric Hospitals ( 1st ed. (cambridge.org)
  • Health Related Quality of Life (HRQoL), as a measurement of the health status of individuals, was first used by the second half of the twentieth century, although its greater use was observed since the end of the last century, using the estimate of Quality Adjusted Life Years (QALY), as an outcomes measurement for the economic evaluation of healthcare technologies. (upv.es)
  • 40% had excellent quality assessed using the Quality of Health Economic Study scale. (biomedcentral.com)
  • As the field moves towards personalized medicine and advanced therapeutics, a balanced perspective that considers clinical outcomes, quality of life, and economic impact is essential. (pexacy.com)
  • ABSTRACT Casemix is a tool that classifies patients according to their clinical similarity and the homogeneity of resources required. (who.int)
  • Using the cases of organs for transplantation, the rationing for vaccines and ventilators in a pandemic, and drug shortages, the course will critically examine alternative theories for allocating scarce resources among individuals. (upenn.edu)
  • Regression models are used to examine the degree of convergence of hospital patents over 2000 to 2015. (repec.org)
  • Our primary outcome was 1-year cost per quality-adjusted life year (QALY) gained. (bmj.com)
  • Results From the hospital payer's perspective, delivery of the OMSC can be considered cost effective with 1-year cost per QALY gained of $C1386, and lifetime cost per QALY gained of $C68. (bmj.com)
  • This comprehensive review synthesizes current scientific literature to provide an in-depth analysis of various facets of the disease, including its molecular mechanisms, risk factors, emerging therapies, quality of life, supportive care, and economic impact. (pexacy.com)
  • Fundamental research regarding nursing economics and policy development for quality of life evaluation of patients with pressure ulcers. (nii.ac.jp)
  • Is Health Related Quality of Life (HRQoL) a valid indicator for health systems evaluation? (upv.es)
  • There is no consensus regarding a definition of Quality of Life, and when we think about it, we usually fall into defining it around itself or into the description of the integrating aspects. (upv.es)
  • This means, the quality of life will always be related to the situation perceived by the individuals according to the environment where they develop. (upv.es)
  • Primary and secondary outcome measures This study investigates the effect of extending ASC eligibility on user care-related quality of life (CRQoL), a policy-relevant measure of quality of life. (bmj.com)
  • We estimate the causal impact of publicly funded adult social care expenditure on the care-related quality of life (CRQoL) of newly eligible users in addition to existing users. (bmj.com)
  • has utilised thousands of trials via hundreds of systematic reviews to find evidence-based approaches to reduce hospital admissions. (ebmlive.org)
  • The main economic problem of resource allocation in hospitals are production and cost function. (taylorfrancis.com)
  • This article will report on current status in Germany as well as future steps for improvement of cost effectiveness and quality of nutritional care. (thieme-connect.com)
  • Discussion The OMSC appears to be cost-effective from the hospital payer perspective. (bmj.com)
  • Conclusions Extending ASC eligibility to new users is likely to be more cost-effective compared with using the same resources to increase expenditure for existing users. (bmj.com)
  • Skeptics and critics were plentiful and included physicians, hospital administrators, and hospital pharmacists. (harveywhitney.org)
  • hospital staff and physicians are essential. (who.int)
  • The challenge is to find an effective consensus building process that promotes linkages between researchers and health promotion decisions makers across vast geographical boundaries and limited resources. (cdc.gov)
  • The ISPOR Award for Value in Health Paper of the Year was established in 2011 to promote quality research, originality, and utility in healthcare decisions. (ispor.org)
  • Governments would be making the decisions on the healthcare needs of patients rather than hospitals and doctors. (mercatus.org)
  • As the government increasingly takes on the role of purchaser of health care, decisions about the allocation of scarce resources for health will have substantial fiscal and health consequences and must be based on evidence. (biomedcentral.com)
  • Patients don't want to go to these rural facilities, and go straight to the bigger [urban] hospitals. (edu.hk)
  • It compounds the problem of overcrowding where patients go to hospitals for conditions that are relatively minor. (edu.hk)
  • Those patients with complaints about minor aches and pains are treated online, like online triage, to reduce overcrowding and long waiting times at hospitals. (edu.hk)
  • RÉSUMÉ Le « case-mix » (ou ensemble des divers cas pris en charge par un établissement hospitalier ou un praticien) est un outil qui permet de classer les patients en fonction de leur similitude clinique et de l'homogénéité des ressources requises. (who.int)
  • Evidence suggests that resistance to change, hospitals to treat more patients [ 3 ]. (who.int)
  • Because of the CON laws in place, the hospital was unable to acquire additional resources outside of the hospital and instead borrowed from its non-COVID hospital wing to treat COVID patients. (mercatus.org)
  • Contexte: Pour contrôler la propagation de la maladie à coronavirus 19 (COVID-19) causée par le syndrome respiratoire aigu sévère coronavirus-2 (SRAS-CoV-2), il est nécessaire d'identifier et d'isoler de manière adéquate les patients infectieux, en particulier sur le lieu de travail. (bvsalud.org)
  • PEXACY International Journal Pharmaceutical Science With full bibliographic information and DOI for each article, we are a go-to resource for the research community. (pexacy.com)
  • He has won numerous awards including the Philip Crosby Medal, for his book The High Velocity Edge, from the American Society for Quality (ASQ) in 2011, a McKinsey Award for his article "Fixing Healthcare from the Inside, Today," from Harvard Business Review, and numerous Shingo Prizes for Research Excellence. (gbmp.org)
  • Contributes to the educational mission of The American Society of Law, Medicine & Ethics, covering public health, health disparities, patient safety and quality of care, and biomedical science and research. (nu.edu)
  • Dramatic changes in work organization, scheduling, and resource allocation that often mean faster, more physically demanding, and more irregularly scheduled work for individuals. (cdc.gov)
  • Effective scheduling is pivotal for ensuring that healthcare resources are utilized optimally. (confy.live)
  • This study revealed the need of controlling both COVID-19 and those known comorbidities, health capacity strengthening, and better resource allocation to ensure optimal health outcomes for vulnerable population. (biomedcentral.com)
  • Through this collaboration, CPD can serve as a precise tool in the learning health care system, supporting provision of care toward the six quality aims. (nationalacademies.org)
  • Long waiting times are a common complaint, made worse by the lack of a unified identification system that means additional paperwork when visiting a hospital for the first time. (edu.hk)
  • 10 (ii) the capacity of a system to distribute resources among competing activities, in a way that no alternative reallocation offers improvements in returns. (who.int)
  • Publishes articles on all aspects of health economics: theoretical contributions, empirical studies and analyses of health policy from the economic perspective. (nu.edu)