Comparing Medical Productivity between Germany and the US : An Assessment of Differences and Trends in Costs, Treatments and Outcomes for Acute Myocardial Infarction and Colorectal Cancer

Han de Vries, Dana P. Goldman, Geoffrey Joyce

ISBN 10: 3832939156 / ISBN 13: 9783832939151

Published by Nomos Verlagsges.MBH + Co, 2008

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Comparing Medical Productivity between Germany and the US : An Assessment of Differences and Trends in Costs, Treatments and Outcomes for Acute Myocardial Infarction and Colorectal Cancer
• Publisher: Nomos Verlagsges.MBH + Co
• Publication Date: 2008
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 3832939156
• ISBN 13: 9783832939151
• Binding: Soft cover
• Condition: Sehr gut
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Synopsis

The present study was conducted by the RAND Health Division on behalf of the German health insurance fund "Techniker Krankenkasse." By presenting two different disease patterns, the book shows how the quality of treatment in the German and U.S. health care systems can be improved and how efficiency can be increased.

About the Author

Dana P. Goldman holds the RAND Chair in Health Economics; directs RAND's program in Economics, Finance, and Organization; and is the Director of the Bing Center for Health Economics at RAND. He is also an Adjunct Professor of Health Services and Radiology at UCLA.