Applying economic principles to health care.

Scott, R. D.; Solomon, S. L.; McGowan, J. E.

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Applying economic principles to health care.

Published Date:

2001 Mar-Apr

Source:

Emerg Infect Dis. 7(2):282-285.

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Scott, R. D. ; Solomon, S. L. ; McGowan, J. E. ;

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Applying economic thinking to an understanding of resource use in patient care is challenging given the complexities of delivering health care in a hospital. Health-care markets lack the characteristics needed to determine a "market" price that reflects the economic value of resources used. However, resource allocation in a hospital can be analyzed by using production theory to determine efficient resource use. The information provided by hospital epidemiologists is critical to understanding health-care production processes used by a hospital and developing economic incentives to promote antibiotic effectiveness and infection control.

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Emerging Infectious Diseases

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