Applying economic principles to health care

被引：31

作者：

Scott, RD

Solomon, SL

McGowan, JE

机构：

[1] Ctr Dis Control & Prevent, Atlanta, GA 30333 USA

[2] Emory Univ, Sch Med, Atlanta, GA USA

来源：

EMERGING INFECTIOUS DISEASES | 2001年 / 7卷 / 02期

关键词：

D O I：

10.3201/eid0702.010227

中图分类号：

R392 [医学免疫学]; Q939.91 [免疫学];

学科分类号：

100102 ;

摘要：

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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页码：282 / 285

页数：4