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Record Nr.

UNINA9910792093503321

Titolo

The economics of medical technology [[electronic resource] /] / edited by Kristian Bolin, Robert Kaestner

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Bingley, U.K., : Emerald, 2012

ISBN

1-283-58878-1

9786613901231

1-78190-129-5

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (211 p.)

Collana

Advances in health economics and health services research, , 0731-2199 ; ; v. 23

Altri autori (Persone)

BolinKristian

KaestnerRobert

Disciplina

338.4361028

Soggetti

Medical - Allied Health Services - Medical Technology

Business & Economics - Public Finance

Medical - Pharmacology

Health economics

Health systems & services

Medical technology - Economic aspects

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references.

Nota di contenuto

Overview / Kristian Bolin, Robert Kaestner -- Aspects of research and development contract terms in the bio/pharmaceutical sector / Tannista Banerjee -- Effects of regulation on drug launch and pricing in interdependent markets / Patricia M. Danzon, Andrew J. Epstein -- The effect of pharmaceutical innovation on the functional limitations of elderly Americans : evidence from the 2004 National Nursing Home Survey / Frank R. Lichtenberg -- Comparative effectiveness research, technological abandonment, and health care spending / David H. Howard, Yu-Chu Shen -- How do initial signals of quality influence the diffusion of new medical products? : the case of new cancer drug treatments / Rena M. Conti, Arielle Bernstein, David O. Meltzer -- Technology diffusion and substitution of medical innovations / Victoria Serra-Sastre, Alistair McGuire -- Health insurance and hospital technology adoption / Seth Freedman.



Sommario/riassunto

Medical technology broadly defined to include all aspects of the process of treating disease (e.g., pharmaceuticals, medical devices, and surgical procedures) is profoundly important for individual health and, consequently, also for general welfare. Advances in medical technology convey the prospect of both improved population health and increased general welfare. However, because of the extensive regulation of the markets for healthcare goods and services, the development and application of medical technologies differs fundamentally from non-medical technological advances. In this volume of the Advances in Health Economics and Health Services Research series we present several papers that provide theoretical and empirical evidence about the market for medical technology.