书目名称 | Economics and Preventing Healthcare Acquired Infection |
编辑 | Nicholas Graves,Kate Halton,William Jarvis |
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概述 | A rigorous but accessible introduction to economic theory--no prior knowledge of economics needed.Economic jargon and math kept to a minimum.Relevant and intuitive examples that will make sense to inf |
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描述 | Reasons for Writing This Book The published literature on the economic appraisal of healthcare acquired infection (HAI) is described by phrases such as: “With so many virtues of the cost-benefit approach identified, it is perhaps puzzling why greater use of economic appraisal has not been made in the area of infection control” [1] “Clinicians should partner with economists and policy analysts to expand and improve the economic evidence available” [2] “the quality of economic evaluations should be increased to inform decision makers and clinicians” [3] “The economics of preventing hospital-acquired infections is most often described in general terms. The underlying concepts and mechanisms are rarely made explicit but should be understood for research and policy-making” [4] The aim of this book is to describe how economics should be used to inform decisi- making about infection control. Our motivation stems from the previous quotes which show economics is being used within the infection control community, but not to its full potential. Our expectation is that you do not have any formal training in economic analyses. Economic analyses have been used for many decades to argue for incre |
出版日期 | Book 20091st edition |
关键词 | Hospital; Hospital Administration; Infection Prevention; Stress; antimicrobial; care program; epidemiologi |
版次 | 1 |
doi | https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-387-72651-9 |
isbn_softcover | 978-1-4419-2484-1 |
isbn_ebook | 978-0-387-72651-9 |
copyright | Springer-Verlag New York 2009 |