03675nam 22006852 450 991045757630332120151005020622.01-107-71387-01-280-48037-897866104803710-511-22079-00-511-22115-00-511-21918-00-511-31715-80-511-61749-60-511-21986-59780521851442 (hardback)(CKB)1000000000352485(EBL)261121(OCoLC)228144547(SSID)ssj0000199963(PQKBManifestationID)11171806(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000199963(PQKBWorkID)10196477(PQKB)11245715(UkCbUP)CR9780511617492(MiAaPQ)EBC261121(PPN)181160455(Au-PeEL)EBL261121(CaPaEBR)ebr10130437(CaONFJC)MIL48037(EXLCZ)99100000000035248520090915d2006|||| uy| 0engur|||||||||||txtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierMeasuring efficiency in health care analytic techniques and health policy /Rowena Jacobs, Peter C. Smith and Andrew Street[electronic resource]Cambridge :Cambridge University Press,2006.1 online resource (xvii, 243 pages) digital, PDF file(s)Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015).0-521-85144-0 Includes bibliographical references (p. 219-231) and indexes.1.Efficiency in health care --2.The components of an efficiency model --3.Stochastic frontier analysis of cross-sectional data --4.Stochastic frontier analysis of panel data --5.Data envelopment analysis --6.The Malmquist index --7.A comparison of SFA and DEA --8.Unresolved issues and challenges in efficiency measurement --9.Some alternative approaches to measuring performance --10.Conclusions.With the healthcare sector accounting for a sizeable proportion of national expenditures, the pursuit of efficiency has become a central objective of policymakers within most health systems. However, the analysis and measurement of efficiency is a complex undertaking, not least due to the multiple objectives of health care organizations and the many gaps in information systems. In response to this complexity, research in organizational efficiency analysis has flourished. This 2006 book examines some of the most important techniques currently available to measure the efficiency of systems and organizations, including data envelopment analysis and stochastic frontier analysis, and also presents some promising new methodological approaches. Such techniques offer the prospect of many new and fruitful insights into health care performance. Nevertheless, they also pose many practical and methodological challenges. This is an important critical assessment of the strengths and limitations of efficiency analysis applied to health and health care.Medical careStandardsGreat BritainMedical careGreat BritainEvaluationMedical careStandardsMedical careEvaluation.362.10680941Jacobs Rowena572069Smith Peter(Peter C.),Street AndrewUkCbUPUkCbUPBOOK9910457576303321Measuring efficiency in health care2466978UNINA04451nam 22006613u 450 991096687460332120251117005652.01-280-44193-30-19-535763-9(CKB)2670000000038831(EBL)728807(OCoLC)475956978(SSID)ssj0000425537(PQKBManifestationID)12137865(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000425537(PQKBWorkID)10367982(PQKB)10735599(MiAaPQ)EBC728807(OCoLC)748674295(FINmELB)ELB166392(EXLCZ)99267000000003883120140113d1995|||| u|| |engur|n|---|||||txtccrPoetry into Song Performance and Analysis of LiederOxford Oxford University Press, USA19951 online resource (432 p.)Description based upon print version of record.0-19-975430-6 Includes bibliographical references and index.Contents; FOREWORD; INTRODUCTION: Preliminary Clarifications; CHAPTER ONE: Introduction to German Romanticism; Historical Context of German Romanticism; German Romantic Themes and Imagery; Cultural Influences within German Romanticism; Exercises; CHAPTER TWO: Devices and Delights in Poetry; Poetic Content; Poetic Form; Exercises; CHAPTER THREE: Texture; Vocal Styles; Accompanimental Styles; Models for Study of Texture; Exercises; CHAPTER FOUR: Temporality; Nuances of Notation; Determination of Tempo; Timing between Partners; Exercises; CHAPTER FIVE: Elements of Interpretation; DynamicsTimbreVocal Accent and Stress; The Concept of Persona; Exercises; CHAPTER SIX: Harmony and Tonality; Harmonic and Tonal Norms; Tonality and Mode; Harmonic and Tonal Innovation; Exercises; CHAPTER SEVEN: Melody and Motive; Melodic Overview: Context and Characteristics; Linear Analysis; Contrapuntal Structure of Melody and Bass; Compound Line; Motivic Analysis; Melody in the Accompaniment; Exercises; CHAPTER EIGHT: Rhythm and Meter; Rhythmic, Metric, and Phrase Norms; Metric, Rhythmic, and Phrase Deviations; Exercises; CHAPTER NINE: Form in the German Lied; IntroductionAnalysis of Form in LiederConclusion; Exercises; CHAPTER TEN: Different Settings of a Single Text: Comparison of Compositional Style; Settings of ""Harper I"": Schubert, Schumann, and Wolf; Comparisons with Brahms Lieder; Settings of ""Liebst du um Schönheit"": Clara Schumann and Gustav Mahler; Conclusion; Exercises; POSTLUDE; NOTES; APPENDIX I: Text Translations; APPENDIX II: Glossary: Terminology for Poetry, Performance, Analysis; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; L; M; O; P; R; S; T; APPENDIX III: Selected Bibliography; APPENDIX IV: Repertory by Chapter; APPENDIX V: Scores Not Readily AccessibleINDEXA; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; R; S; T; U; V; W; ZFocusing on the music of the great song composers--Schubert, Schumann, Brahms, Wolf, and Strauss--Poetry Into Song offers a systematic introduction to the performance and analysis of Lieder . Part I, ""The Language of Poetry,"" provides chapters on the themes and imagery of German Romanticism and the methods of analysis for German Romantic poetry. Part II, ""The Language of the Performer,"" deals with issues of concern to performers: texture, temporality, articulation, and interpretation of notation and unusual rhythm accents and stresses. Part III provides clearly defined analytical procedureSongs -- 19th century -- History and criticismSongs -- 20th century -- History and criticismSongs -- Analysis, appreciationSongs -- Interpretation (Phrasing, dynamics, etc.)Songs -- 19th century -- History and criticism.Songs -- 20th century -- History and criticism.Songs -- Analysis, appreciation.Songs -- Interpretation (Phrasing, dynamics, etc.).782.42168782.42168/0943782.421680943Jiang-Stein Deborah1961-1712286Spillman Robert1865996AU-PeELAU-PeELAU-PeELBOOK9910966874603321Poetry into Song4473241UNINA