Efficiency Measurement in Health and Health Care
By *Bruce Hollingsworth, Stuart J Peacock*
*Series:* Routledge International Studies in Health Economics
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* ISBN: *978-0-415-27137-0*
* Binding: *Hardback*
* Published by: *Routledge*
* Publication Date: *02/07/2008*
* Pages: *176*
* Trim Size: *234X156*
* Description
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About the Book
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.
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