Economics for Healthcare Managers, Second Edition

Robert H. Lee

Hardbound, 2009

Book Description

The Third Edition of this book was published in September 2014. To request an exam copy of the Third Edition, please click here. If you need a desk copy of the Second Edition, please contact hapbooks@ache.org.

Healthcare managers confront many difficult and complex questions. Economics for Healthcare Managers provides the economic tools managers need to simplify and improve decision making. This book provides a framework for understanding pricing, regulation, costs, market demand, profitability, and risk—issues that all healthcare managers face.

Thoroughly revised and updated, the second edition features:

  • A new chapter on creating and interpreting forecasts
  • A new chapter on government intervention in healthcare markets
  • Case studies and examples that illustrate how to analyze management problems and make recommendations
  • Key concepts, discussion questions, and a glossary for each chapter

    Written in a straightforward and practical style, this book is ideal for readers with no background in economics.

    Instructor Resources: Key concepts, answers/talking points for the discussion questions in the book, solved problems, PowerPoint slides, and a test bank. New case studies and links to additional readings on healthcare reform are available. To see a sample, click on the Instructor Resource sample tab above.