Is There a Doctor in the House? - Market Signals and Tomorrow''s Supply of Doctors

Zusatztext "The dramatic global health work force crisis is accompanied by a lack of knowledge about its labor market mechanisms. With this book! Richard Scheffler brings us a very important analytical work! looking at how the US is linked globally! and contributing to a better understanding of the crisis and possible options for tackling it." Informationen zum Autor Richard M. Scheffler is Distinguished Professor of Health Economics and Public Policy at the University of California, Berkeley and holds the Chair in Healthcare Markets & Consumer Welfare endowed by the Office of the Attorney General for the State of California. Klappentext This data-driven book analyzes factors that will improve the efficiency and quality of the American health care delivery system through the lens of physician supply in an era of managed care. Presenting policy recommendations and a broad range of perspectives from conversations with experts in health economics, medical education, and health policy, Scheffler's work makes accessible a critical and complex area of health care. Zusammenfassung Brings an economist's insight to the question - 'Will there be a doctor - a good doctor - when I need one?' This book shows how shifts in market power underlie the changes we have seen in the health workforce and how they may affect the availability of doctors.

Product details

• Authors: Scheffler Richard, Richard Scheffler, Richard M Scheffler, Richard M. Scheffler
• Publisher: Stanford University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 23.09.2008
• EAN: 9780804700320
• ISBN: 978-0-8047-0032-0
• No. of pages: 256
• Dimensions: 159 mm x 235 mm x 25 mm
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Medicine > General; Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education