Health Economics And Healthcare Reform: Breakthroughs In Research And Practice (critical Explorations)

"This book is a comprehensive source of academic material on the importance of economic structures and policy reform initiatives in modern healthcare systems. Highlighting a range of pertinent topics such as clinical costing, patient engagement, and e-health"--Provided by publisher. Title Page 2 Copyright Page 3 Editorial Advisory Board 4 List of Contributors 5 Table of Contents 7 Preface 11 Section 1: E-Health 13 Chapter 1: Telemedicine and Electronic Health 14 Chapter 2: Mobile Health Technology Evaluation 33 Chapter 3: Customer Value Dimensions in E-Healthcare Services 55 Chapter 4: Realizing the Value of EHR Systems Critical Success Factors 69 Section 2: Finance 90 Chapter 5: Health Infrastructure and Economic Development in India 91 Chapter 6: The Health Outcomes in Recession 111 Chapter 7: The Impact of the New Rural Cooperative Medical Scheme on Township Hospitals' Utilization and Income Structure in Weifang Prefecture, China 122 Chapter 8: Anatomy and Significance of Public Healthcare Expenditure and Economic Growth Nexus in India 135 Chapter 9: Health Infrastructure and Economic Growth in Sub-Saharan Africa 159 Chapter 10: Evaluating Cost Sharing Measures in Public Primary Units in Greece 177 Chapter 11: Policies and Politics 188 Chapter 12: Linking Cost Control to Cost Management in Healthcare Services 198 Chapter 13: Relational Dynamics and Health Economics 233 Chapter 14: How Behavioral Economics Can Help When You Think You Don't Have Enough Money 249 Section 3: Healthcare Administration 265 Chapter 15: The Determinants of Health Expenditures in Tunisia 266 Chapter 16: Health Expenditure 281 Chapter 17: Bridging the Gaps With Nonprofits 306 Chapter 18: From the Margins to the Mainstream 324 Chapter 19: The Administrative Policy Quandary in Canada's Health Service Organizations 347 Chapter 20: Human Resources for Mental Health in Low and Middle Income Countries 367 Chapter 21: Demand for Health Care in Kenya 388 Chapter 22: Hospital Units Merging Reasons for Conflicts in the Human Resources 398 Chapter 23: Framework of Indian Healthcare System and Its Challenges 418 Section 4: Medical Practice 443 Chapter 24: Could Patient Engagement Promote a Health System Free From Malpractice Litigation Risk? 444 Chapter 25: A Simulation Framework for Evaluating the Effectiveness of Chronic Disease Management Interventions 468 Index 488 The effective delivery of healthcare services is vital to the general welfare and well-being of a country’s citizens. Financial infrastructure and policy reform can play a significant role in optimizing existing healthcare programs. Health Economics and Healthcare Reform: Breakthroughs in Research and Practice is a comprehensive source of academic material on the importance of economic structures and policy reform initiatives in modern healthcare systems. Highlighting a range of pertinent topics such as clinical costing, patient engagement, and e-health, this book is ideally designed for medical practitioners, researchers, professionals, and students interested in the optimization of healthcare delivery.