Healthcare Economics Made Easy

Synopsis

Health Economics Made Easyis a clear and concise text written for those working in healthcare who need to understand the basics of the subject but who do not want to wade through a specialist health economics text. Often GPs, consultants and other health professionals are asked for their opinion on health economic data and this clearly isn’t their area of expertise. Health Economics Made Easywill equip the reader with the necessary skills to make valid decisions based on the economic data and with the background knowledge to understand the health economics literature.This book provides insight into the economic methods that are used to promote public health policies, the techniques used for grading and valuing evidence and the statistics relied upon, without trying to re-train the reader as a health economist. If you are left bemused by terms such as QALY, health utility analysis and cost minimisation analysis, then this is the book for you!