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Hospital Cost Analysis

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  • © 1995

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Authors:
  1. J. R. G. Butler

    1. Department of Economics, The University of Newcastle, Australia

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Part of the book series: Developments in Health Economics and Public Policy (HEPP, volume 3)

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Table of contents (12 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xxii
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  2. Introduction

    1. Introduction

      • J. R. G. Butler
      Pages 1-5

  3. Theoretical Considerations

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 7-7
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    2. The Economic Theory of Production and Cost in the Multiproduct Firm

      • J. R. G. Butler
      Pages 9-44

    3. The Concept, Measurement and Classification of Hospital Output

      • J. R. G. Butler
      Pages 45-83

  5. Hospital Cost Analysis and Hospital Payment Schemes

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 297-297
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    2. A Hospital Performance Appraisal and Payment Scheme Based on Estimated Cost Functions

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      Pages 299-329

    3. The DRG Hospital Payment Scheme: Some Economic Aspects

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      Pages 331-353

    4. Conclusions

      • J. R. G. Butler
      Pages 355-362

  6. Back Matter

    Pages 363-393
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About this book

Hospital Cost Analysis provides an overview of theoretical developments in the economic analysis of production and costs in the multiproduct firm, and discusses these developments. Following a lucid explanation of the concepts of jointness, input/output separability and returns to scale, a detailed discussion of the concept measurement and classification of hospital output is provided. A fundamental dilemma confronting economists interested in estimating hospital cost functions is highlighted, viz. the trade-off between flexibility in functional form and homogeneity within hospital output categories. Empirical results on the effects of case mix, scale and utilisation, public/private ownership, and the centralised administration of hospital systems on hospital costs are presented. The implications of hospital cost analysis for public policy with respect to hospital payment schemes, including schemes based on Diagnosis Related Groups (DRGs), are also considered. This book brings together the literature on hospital cost analysis with theoretical developments in the analysis of the multiproduct cost functions. It will be of considerable interest to teachers and students of health economics and health policy advisers interested in the determinants of hospital costs and the design of hospital payment schemes.

Authors and Affiliations

  • Department of Economics, The University of Newcastle, Australia

    J. R. G. Butler

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Hospital Cost Analysis

  • Authors: J. R. G. Butler

  • Series Title: Developments in Health Economics and Public Policy

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-011-0179-0

  • Publisher: Springer Dordrecht

  • eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive

  • Copyright Information: Springer Science+Business Media Dordrecht 1995

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-0-7923-3247-3Published: 31 January 1995

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-94-010-4080-8Published: 21 October 2012

  • eBook ISBN: 978-94-011-0179-0Published: 06 December 2012

  • Series ISSN: 0927-4987

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XXII, 393

  • Topics: Microeconomics, Economic Policy, Econometrics, Public Health

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