{"product_id":"9789401040808","title":"Developments in Health Economics and Public Policy","description":"\u003ch1\u003eDevelopments in Health Economics and Public Policy\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch2\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eContributors:\u003c\/strong\u003e Butler, J. R.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eHospital Cost Analysis\u003c\/em\u003e provides an overview of  theoretical developments in the economic analysis of production and  costs in the multiproduct firm, and discusses these developments.  Following a lucid explanation of the concepts of jointness,  input\/output separability and returns to scale, a detailed discussion  of the concept measurement and classification of hospital output is  provided. A fundamental dilemma confronting economists interested in  estimating hospital cost functions is highlighted, viz. the trade-off  between flexibility in functional form and homogeneity within hospital  output categories. Empirical results on the effects of case mix, scale  and utilisation, public\/private ownership, and the centralised  administration of hospital systems on hospital costs are presented.  The implications of hospital cost analysis for public policy with  respect to hospital payment schemes, including schemes based on  Diagnosis Related Groups (DRGs), are also considered. This book brings  together the literature on hospital cost analysis with theoretical  developments in the analysis of the multiproduct cost functions. It  will be of considerable interest to teachers and students of health  economics and health policy advisers interested in the determinants of  hospital costs and the design of hospital payment schemes. \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBook Details\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/strong\u003e Springer\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e 2012-10-21\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFormat:\u003c\/strong\u003e Paperback\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/strong\u003e 9789401040808\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 393\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Springer","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44341108277388,"sku":"9789401040808","price":224.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/9789401040808.jpg?v=1768945041","url":"https:\/\/fh90cf-fv.myshopify.com\/products\/9789401040808","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}